by Aquinnah | Apr 23, 2021 | Writing
This piece was originally sent as my monthly newsletter for April 2021. Hello friends, Happy newsletter day. Is it the end of April already? Nothing could have prepared me for the ups and downs of this month. That is, nothing except the trust I’ve been cultivating for...
by Aquinnah | Jan 25, 2021 | Writing
Sometimes, I like to imagine L. M. Montgomery holding her completed draft of Anne of Green Gables and thinking, Ah. Finished. And then I wonder… was she really relieved? It isn’t only Maud who lives like this in some sun-dappled room in my mind. I wonder...
by Aquinnah | Oct 23, 2020 | Human Nature, Writing
It has been five months since I’ve done one of these. Wild. But in a way, it feels like nothing much has changed. I guess that’s what happens on pandemic time. Back in May, I told you that I’m an Enneagram Type 2. This turned out to be false. After...
by Aquinnah | Mar 1, 2020 | Human Nature, Writing
Let’s commiserate together. Back in December, I was neck-deep in manuscript revisions… and about ready to tear my hair out. Nothing was working. All my new and improved scenes felt like fluff. I had thousands of words to cut and no idea where to begin (or...
by Aquinnah | Feb 7, 2020 | Writing
Why do I continue to write blog posts when I could be revising my manuscript? I’ll give you a hint: It’s the same reason I continue to take on freelance projects. It’s the same reason I bake cakes with zeal. It’s the same reason I wrote this...
by Aquinnah | Oct 25, 2019 | Home, Writing
I’m an East Coast girl, but I have “Save Me, San Francisco” by Train on repeat, and that’s the kind of month it’s been, friends. At least, I think it’s been like this all month. Holy wow, what day is it? Big News First The Book is...
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