I went to a large funeral yesterday and got to visit with wonderful people. I collected first blessings from some new priests and had an amazing day. It's a spectacular glimpse into a different world to spend time with this particular group. Meanwhile, back at the writing ranch, I'm slowly sorting out my heroine's problem. [...]
I've read bits and pieces of lots of books over the past month. I'm searching for the ways that other writers have solved problems like Point of View in a story, multiple characters in a scene (something I find terribly difficult), and how to provide necessary information to understand a story without either placing a [...]
I got some einkorn flour from my subscription flour service and tried to make short bread. It tastes okay but is extremely hard. More like hardtack than a tender cookie... I was going to try a pie crust because everyone says that these ancient grains make lovely pie crust but... let's be honest. Pie crust [...]
It always takes me a few days to get used to the hour I just lost on Sunday and how the sun is going to be in a different spot at "7 a.m." and I'm going to be surprised at what the light looks like at dinner time. I always have a month or two [...]
Purely domestic… Spelt bread ... Ipecac ... Pink Crisco ... Empty toothpick containers ... Vestment patterns ... I started cleaning some cabinets, partly as a way to procrastinate, as my writing moves forward inch by inch. I figure out ONE plot point, write it up, fix all the side bits it impacted, and then … [...]
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