Archive for the 'Writing' Category
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it’s fun to be good
The season of resolutions is nearly behind us, and I’ve been having some interesting conversations about commitment, discipline, and getting things done. Since we’ve been back from Mexico, I’ve spent a few solid hours every day writing fiction, working out, considering the blog and bridge and the significant relationships in my life and how [...]
Published by stacy on January 23rd, 2008 tagged Writing | Comment now »
five nouns
Sometimes, when I’ve been away from my fiction journal for any length of time (and I have been mostly away since … Shanghai), it can be hard to get back into it. I love to do timed exercises to get things going; my favorite by far is to get someone to give me five [...]
Published by stacy on December 21st, 2007 tagged Writing | 1 Comment »
revising
I’ve been working on a sweet little love story for a few weeks, it has nothing whatsoever to do with Eleanor, Miguel, Anna and Beckett. If I were to measure my progress on the piece in bridge terms, I’d say I’m about .7 silver away from having a readable draft. Ever known somebody [...]
Published by stacy on November 1st, 2007 tagged Bridge, Writing | 2 Comments »
bilingual
Alert. Double. Endplay. Finesse.  The lexicon and metaphor of bridge make their way into my conversations far, far away from the table. Driving to the ballpark, George gets busy behind the wheel and I feel compelled to alert (helpfully, of course). It entertains me no end to make the bridge analogy in, say, conversations about [...]
Published by stacy on August 28th, 2007 tagged Writing | 8 Comments »
winning and losing
It’s a tough year to be a White Sox fan, what with losing being the most consistent aspect of their game. Manager Ozzie Guillen impresses me (as does the young second baseman, Danny Richar — grand slam last night!) in his post-game remarks — he’s quick to point out his mistakes and adamant about [...]