tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074421339775604133Thu, 07 Jul 2011 22:06:50 +0000goalsNaNoWriMoproductivityintroductionnovelshort fictionwritingcommutingfitnessrantthoughtsA Page Per DayMy unofficial "official" writer's bloghttp://apageperday.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Angelique)Blogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074421339775604133.post-6112728926100095496Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:21:00 +00002010-06-09T20:21:52.738-04:00rantWhy does it feel like the walls are closing in?Is it wrong for a writers to want their own spaces? Does it make us wrong to want a small nook in the house that we can call our own? A place where we can work our craft in an environment that fuels our creativity? These are some of the questions I am sitting here asking myself, locked in my bedroom, hoping – for five minutes at least—that the world is held back behind the wooden barrier. I feelhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/apageperday/~3/XIygyY5vbE4/why-does-it-feel-like-walls-are-closing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Trinae A Ross)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/apageperday/~4/XIygyY5vbE4" height="1" width="1"/>http://apageperday.blogspot.com/2010/06/why-does-it-feel-like-walls-are-closing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074421339775604133.post-892622400603531044Fri, 04 Jun 2010 01:08:00 +00002010-06-03T21:08:09.319-04:00thoughtsnovelOh, yeah…I’m a writer, tooWow, almost four months passed since I updated this post. Don't worry, I haven't been lazy. I spent the time working on First Step Press-related things. We have a new website over there (http://fspressonline.org) along with websites for Stepping Stones Magazine: ALMIA and Crimson Rivers Magazine. Now that we're up and running, it's time for me to take off my publisher's hat and put on my writer'shttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/apageperday/~3/V2UJ6LwHIJ0/oh-yeahim-writer-too.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Trinae A Ross)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/apageperday/~4/V2UJ6LwHIJ0" height="1" width="1"/>http://apageperday.blogspot.com/2010/06/oh-yeahim-writer-too.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074421339775604133.post-9076819640491740569Sat, 20 Feb 2010 03:51:00 +00002010-02-19T22:51:17.594-05:00thoughtsDigging out from under the piles of snow and (now) workSecond post within the same week; that has to be some kind of record for me. (Quick, someone hand me an award.) I spent the last week digging out from under two feet of snow. Since I live on one of the blocks that my city likes to neglect, the street is thick with five inches of ice. Nevertheless, I managed to clear my walk and my car. I have those small victories in my corner. With the snow http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/apageperday/~3/surw0mIwhPM/digging-out-from-under-piles-of-snow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Trinae A Ross)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/apageperday/~4/surw0mIwhPM" height="1" width="1"/>http://apageperday.blogspot.com/2010/02/digging-out-from-under-piles-of-snow.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074421339775604133.post-2970878420608818163Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:19:00 +00002010-02-16T21:19:39.121-05:00rantthoughtswritingA page per day? Yeah…tell me another oneOkay, I dropped the ball. There, it's out the way and now I can move forward. I haven't been writing as much as I should. Let me rephrase that. I haven't been writing as much as I need to be writing. I want to be a writer. To call myself a writer, I need to write. It sounds simple, but I need to get back to sticking with my writing schedule. Sure, it makes me a bit of a recluse, but at least my http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/apageperday/~3/N-oiIJG6Rbc/page-per-day-yeahtell-me-another-one.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Trinae A Ross)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/apageperday/~4/N-oiIJG6Rbc" height="1" width="1"/>http://apageperday.blogspot.com/2010/02/page-per-day-yeahtell-me-another-one.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074421339775604133.post-8795525648721381901Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:00:00 +00002010-01-11T21:13:32.061-05:00productivityNaNoWriMogoalsfitnesswritingShaping up for a productive yearI sat around with friends, talking about our goals for the new year. As resolutions flowed like morning coffee, I thought about my own pursuits for the year. I'm not without my own list of promises, but they are more geared to what I want to accomplish by the end of the year. My goals are focused between two major themes, writing and working out.I usually exercise from January through October; http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/apageperday/~3/dfUNPFlnh-s/shaping-up-for-productive-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Trinae A Ross)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/apageperday/~4/dfUNPFlnh-s" height="1" width="1"/>http://apageperday.blogspot.com/2010/01/shaping-up-for-productive-year.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074421339775604133.post-3010857851447183494Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:48:00 +00002009-12-05T00:57:19.471-05:00thoughtsNaNoWriMogoalswritingWhere to go from hereAfter writing the NaNoWrimo post yesterday, I thought about where my writing life was headed and where I wanted it to be. Like may writers, I want to be paid for my efforts. That is slowly starting to happen. After NaNo, I realized that I do want to write a novel. I have started that with both Ascension Into Darkness and (more recently) Racing the Rain. I know I need stay consistent with my http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/apageperday/~3/Vm3I4YVgXK0/where-to-go-from-here.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Trinae A Ross)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/apageperday/~4/Vm3I4YVgXK0" height="1" width="1"/>http://apageperday.blogspot.com/2009/12/where-to-go-from-here.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074421339775604133.post-312913934623593230Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:38:00 +00002009-12-05T00:58:10.024-05:00thoughtsNaNoWriMoshort fictionnovelwritingReflections on NaNoWriMoNaNoWriMo has come and gone. For those unfamiliar with the literary pilgrimage, it is a writing event that takes place during the month of November. For 30 days, writer embark on a journey to write a novel of at least 50 thousand words. It's a rough journey that truly tests a writer's mettle. Talking with authors I met online during NaNo, I discovered that while some relished the pursuit of theirhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/apageperday/~3/IepH5kuk0sg/nanowrimo-thoughts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Trinae A Ross)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/apageperday/~4/IepH5kuk0sg" height="1" width="1"/>http://apageperday.blogspot.com/2009/12/nanowrimo-thoughts.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074421339775604133.post-1525011851819297841Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:43:00 +00002009-10-24T22:47:44.706-04:00thoughtscommutingproductivitywritingCommuting to workI've been taking the train for about two weeks. My car is out of commission for the time being and, until I get it fixed, I depend on Septa to get me to and from work. In that time I found that I have been increasingly productive with my writing. It's a relaxing experience. I don't have to fuss with traffic or anything like that. While there isn't much I like about taking public transit, I do http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/apageperday/~3/GelGm8F-FDw/commuting-to-work.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angelique)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/apageperday/~4/GelGm8F-FDw" height="1" width="1"/>http://apageperday.blogspot.com/2009/10/commuting-to-work.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074421339775604133.post-9093257255736770909Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:43:00 +00002009-09-15T15:44:27.419-04:00thoughtswritingWait...I have been writingYesterday I was looking at the lack of entries in my blog and wondered where the writing had gone. The purpose of the blog was to encourage (force) me to write more. I wanted to use the blog as a starting point for writing poems, stories and articles. Well, it worked, sort of.I realized the other day that I have been writing, quite a bit actually. My profile is filled with over 20 articles I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/apageperday/~3/m5zYHH321nY/waiti-have-been-writing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angelique)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/apageperday/~4/m5zYHH321nY" height="1" width="1"/>http://apageperday.blogspot.com/2009/09/waiti-have-been-writing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074421339775604133.post-700368515386187375Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:33:00 +00002009-08-20T21:49:58.265-04:00short fictionfitnesswritingGetting back into (writing) shape Saturday I returned to the gym with a renewed sense of purpose. It was six weeks since I took a break to work on the magazine and I knew I picked up a few pounds while stuck in front of the computer for upwards of 13 hours per day. (In truth, I gained six pounds.) While I am not overweight (I am a bit of a weightlifting nerd) I could stand to drop a few. Besides, I love the feeling after a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/apageperday/~3/puYcCO_SduM/getting-back-into-writing-shape.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angelique)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/apageperday/~4/puYcCO_SduM" height="1" width="1"/>http://apageperday.blogspot.com/2009/08/getting-back-into-writing-shape.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074421339775604133.post-3116061952247997916Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:28:00 +00002009-08-12T12:01:36.171-04:00introductionWelcome to both my journey and projectWriting is my passion. It's also my job. I write because I love it and I can't see myself doing anything other than waking up before first light, pouring a cup of coffee and traveling to whatever world I create on that day. A writer's world is a wonderful place to visit. Don't get me wrong, these places may not be peaches a cream with proverbial white picket fences and the average nuclear family.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/apageperday/~3/EOEvbFCP95I/welcome-to-both-my-journey-and-project.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angelique)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/apageperday/~4/EOEvbFCP95I" height="1" width="1"/>http://apageperday.blogspot.com/2009/08/welcome-to-both-my-journey-and-project.html