"I read slowly, savoring each book one by one. I had all the time in the world then. And there was no danger I'd run out of books, no matter how much I read..." from Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa, translated by Eric Ozawa This morning I was reading. I was reading… Continue reading Year of Reading Books – A Dream
Tag: writing life
New Schedule Update
So we're into the third week of January. Time is flying faster than a peregrin falcon. I've been doing well with my new schedule and daily planning. I've been getting up early Monday to Friday and meditating, praying and stretching. I feed the dogs, make my lunch, take my time getting dressed. Mornings are slow… Continue reading New Schedule Update
Editing & Submissions
Do you have someone edit your submissions before you submit? I'm curious about this as I've been working hard to continually submit this year. I'm talking specifically about contest calls and themed submission calls for lit mags - not full-length manuscripts for agents/publishers. I find that the way I submit happens organically. I get loads… Continue reading Editing & Submissions
VANESSA SHIELDS 