writerjenn

Here are some random thoughts and opportunities.

First, the opportunities:

If you like YA books, check out this contest by Lisa Schroeder. She's awarding FREE YA books this month! And not just any old books, but really good ones! Including National-Book-Award and Printz caliber! See the link for contest rules.

If you live in the Philadelphia area and would like to hear some poetry or recite some, check out this event featuring one of my former poetry teachers:
Poets and Prophets presents Deborah Fries on Tuesday, Dec. 11th at 7 PM. Harvest Bookstore, 9 East State Street, Media, PA. An open reading follows the feature. $2 donation requested.

Now the thoughts:

My writing office is a mess. For 3 weekends running, I've had "clean office" on my to-do list. Today I realized I still did not have a big enough chunk of time to do the whole thing. But I decided that, instead of putting it off again until I could do it all, I would just do a little of it. And so I did manage to make a dent! It reminds me of a quote I have in my office, which I've heard expressed several different ways, but I like this phrasing: "You are not required to complete the task, but you may not abandon it."

Here's what I've been doing instead of cleaning my office: 1) continued work on my current writing projects; 2) attended a performance of Gamelan Semara Santi; 3) filled out a bunch of holiday cards while listening to corny seasonal music (I am covered in glitter from the cards). I don't regret these choices one bit. 

Happy writing and reading, everyone!