Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
Weather: Sunny and warm
What is it about writers that we tend to have little rituals that mark our work.
I can’t write unless my office is orderly. In …
Work Habits
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
Weather: Warm and sunny
One of my treasures is The Writer’s Desk, a book of duotone photographs of writers in their private workspaces taken by renowned author photographer, …
The Work of Writing
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
Weather: sunny, 49º
Nothing seems harder than actually getting down to the work of writing. Writers are constantly alternating between feeling waves of guilt for not meeting writing goals …
So Why Do We Write?
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: San Francisco Writer’s Conference
Weather: Rainy and 49º
This week I’ve touched on some of the subjects that make us cringe: money and the unfairness of compensation; success or the lack thereof; and those sales numbers …
Herding Cats
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, California
A friend just sent me a Susan Branch calendar. On the front is a quote I can’t stop thinking about: “I’m trying to arrange my life so I don’t …
One Spoonful at a Time
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, California
So did you find an area or two in which to ramp up your organizational skills? One of the fun things about taking a quiz like the one I …
The Organized Writer
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such, Central Valley Office, California
Last week Janet blogged about a newfangled year and our New Year’s resolutions. I’m guessing more than a few among us resolved to be more organized in 2009. I …