She Reads in a Tree
Most people – including me – spend their lives being practical. It is what responsible people do.
This journal is about taking chances that are impractical. It is about aesthetics over practicality. She Reads in a Tree harkens back to a time when I felt most free – when I could sit in a tree on my grandparents’ farm with a book in my hand and the wind in my hair – when anything was possible…
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Monday, October 10, 2005
The Article that Started it All -- Finally!
This web log is quickly developing into a monologue about everything I have left unfinished or haven't done at all. My desk and files are littered with notes on paper of varying sizes and colors, like this square pink post-it note upon which I am hastily scribbling.
But at least to be somewhat credible, I must finish something.
Here is the piece that sparked the idea for She Reads in a Tree. I probably should have linked to it from my opening post, but it wasn't finished! I hope you enjoy Reading in a Tree.
The author is a freelance writer, a teacher, and the mother of three boys. Her website, The Writing Tutor, provides writing tips and writing guides, as well as lesson plans and writing assignments.
Thursday, October 06, 2005
Promise to Self -- Finish Something!
Once again, I am finding it difficult to keep my promise to myself. Making a living has again intruded upon my creative pusuits. I find that I need reminders in the form of personal pep-talks. While searching my files for ideas, I came across something I wrote last year when I first decided to write for a living.
I put it aside to finish another day, probably to do something else that was "more important." Upon rereading, I discovered that it was actually very close to being finished. Another half hour (at most) would have polished it.
So my goal for today is to finish Having It All, and then to return to this edition of She Reads in a Tree to publish it with a link to my newly-polished-year-old article. My next goal (after I finish some writing for which I am being paid), is to go through the stack of other semi-finished articles and finish them.
If you like Having It All, you might also like Starting a Writing Career (or Thoughts about Taking the Plunge) and Starting a Writing Career (or How I Sifted Through the Muck and Found My Way)
The author is a freelance writer, a teacher, and the mother of three boys. Her website, The Writing Tutor, provides writing tips and writing guides, as well as lesson plans and writing assignments.