Meanwhile, back on the farm…
Writing is a weird job. You find yourself looking foward to each publication milestone–the book’s appearance in the publisher’s catalog, the arrival of the first galleys, the [...]
Not with a bang, but with a whimper.
This is it, folks! Publication day! (Balloons and streamers?….Hello?…..Hello???) Actually, with your first book you discover that “publication day” is a total bust. The [...]
Quick Addendum
Dear readers, I would NEVER tell you to go rearrange the shelves at Barnes & Noble. No, I would not. Oh, no, certainly not.
Time for carbo-loading
Although everyone keeps saying, “You must be thrilled!” I’m suffering from serious post-dissertation-defense limpness. (My good friend Lauren says, “Doesn’t it feel [...]
“Congratulations, Doctor”
That’s really what they say when you pass the defense. Yes, it’s all done. Whew. Actually too tired to feel elated, right this minute…but I’m getting ready to meet Pete [...]
Oh, good grief.
Until this very moment, I did not realize that I have actually scheduled my dissertation defense for the Ides of March. SOOTHSAYER: Beware the ides of March. CAESAR: What man is that? BRUTUS: A [...]
Deep breath in. Deep breath out. Deep breath in. Deep breath out…
There haven’t been any updates to this blog because I’ve been on family vacation. Just to prove it, here are husband and second son playing chess: and just to prove that I WAS [...]