I just learned of this tonight and, although Holly would no doubt be horrified, sobbed for a good 10 – 15 mins, including on the phone to my husband, who – not noted for his knowledge of/familiarity with writerly people – replied with, “Oh, I’m so sorry, I know how much she meant to you.” […]
Author Holly Lisle Has Passed Away, And A Piece Of Me Is Broken Read More »
So, we are still very ‘mid-renovation’ in the house, inverted commas because when it’s been going for 3 years who even knows what ‘mid’ means any more, and the kitchen is the current hub of activity, such that a couple of weeks ago I lost my original island bench, and it’s been replaced with a
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More drawing this week with the Pink-Year-Old, who requested a unicorn from me. She also requested a request from me, so I requested a bunny 🙂 The whole point of all of this, of course, is that humans are made to make stuff, and the results are irrelevant: focusing on making new things is fundamental
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IDK it’s not been a ‘favs’ kind of week, unless you count things like my bed, y’know? Well, okay, it’s not been a fav THINGS kind of week. There are plenty of things I’m still grateful for. In no particular order, Probably there is more, but also one of the things I appreciate right now
SO, this lovely book of mine came out literally while I was in the hospital last month, meaning I didn’t really get to talk about it at all except for some prescheduled posts I had going live. I AM HERE TO RECTIFY THIS TODAY, BECAUSE Y’ALL: I LOVE THIS BOOK. This is All The Things
Thursday Spotlight: All The Things We Saved You From Read More »
So I basically haven’t written regularly since, like, early February, when I was finishing up the short stories for And Then I Shall Transform. Then it was straight into the mayhem of formatting and publication tasks for that book, since I hadn’t really left myself enough time to do that AND write – see here
Restarting Writing After A Long Break Is Really Painful, Urgh Read More »
Had an interesting experience earlier in the year when doing the illustrations for And Then I Shall Transform: there are six short stories, so obviously I did six illustrations… except I ended up doing seven. Why? Because one of the illustrations I did just didn’t work. Here it is: Now, it’s not a BAD illustration
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Picked up the markers again on the weekend with my sister when she was here, and with my adorable 3-yr-old niece. It was super fun just chilling and chatting and playing around with blends again. Read more:So I've Actually Really Missed Blogging?Baby, How You Like Your Eggs?Glorious Music Vid: Her Morning Elegance
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Took some time out on Saturday again to Art with the small child, which is a Bonding Thing we both adore doing. I’m also super excited because I took the leap and got a proper case for my markers, which is a) ultra aesthetic and b) I think makes them more accessible and easier to
#MadeItMonday: Mushroom! Read More »
It’s an on-going deliberation for many of us, I think, and one that has become/is becoming particularly pertinent in my life right now: what’s the difference between inertia and rest? We’re badly primed to understand this difference in modern western capitalist society, which demands we give account (usually in monetary terms) for every second of
