Ilsa J. Bick's Blog, page 17
January 1, 2016
New Year’s Day
THE DAY As I mentioned yesterday, with the daughter-person visiting, I was pretty much resigned to getting nothing done–and that was true: I got nothing done (well…about 380 words, but that’s it). I might have gotten more done, but the … Continue reading →
December 31, 2015
Family
THE DAY Since I knew a daughter would be coming in today, got up early, caffeinated, worked on the book a bit, and then it was time to head over to the gym for a quick workout (only 75 minutes … Continue reading →
December 30, 2015
Math Dreams
THE DAY Woke up this morning from a terrible dream where I wandered into a classroom only to discover that everyone was taking a test and not only had I missed that test, but I’d never gone to class and … Continue reading →
December 29, 2015
Brainstorming
THE DAY Spent the entire day brainstorming this short story proposal. A road I thought the story should take never materialized, and so I went with it, decided to let the story just go where it wanted. Believe me, it’s tough to make something … Continue reading →
December 28, 2015
Buckling Down
THE DAY Or maybe that should be buckling in. Yet another blustery, rainy day. Once again, took the glider down so it wouldn’t blow over (but it did anyway, even without being suspended, which is a pisser because I had … Continue reading →
December 27, 2015
Blood on the Cutting Room Floor
THE DAY Started off the day knowing that I couldn’t spend it all on the book because there are other things demanding my attention: an anthology proposal and the assignment for a cover design class that I began last night … Continue reading →
December 26, 2015
Just … Focused
THE DAY Pretty short and pretty sweet, because I’ve been working all day on either the book or my covers design thing, and now it’s late and I’m beat. SO–got up at my usual time (although the rain didn’t end … Continue reading →
December 25, 2015
Thankful
THE DAY Socked in from the moment I got up, which I guess is sort of a White Christmas. It rained nonstop. As in all day, from the moment I woke up to a deep rumble at 4 a.m. and … Continue reading →
December 24, 2015
The Problem With Holidays
THE DAY Here’s the thing: the problem with holidays is that your husband, whom you see every day, is suddenly underfoot. As in…all the time. Not that he’s bothering me; he understands that I have work and he has his. … Continue reading →
December 23, 2015
Before the Storm
Which is raging now, actually. We’ve known this has been coming all day. The airwaves were all abuzz. So I planned my day around the idea that I might be making a trip into the storm cellar. This also meant … Continue reading →
