Jennifer Crusie's Blog, page 89
October 27, 2021
Working Wednesday, October 27, 2021
This week I’ve been throwing things out. And yet I still have 177 unread e-mails.
What did you work on this week?
October 24, 2021
Happiness is Revising Something Good
I set my kitchen on fire a while ago, and now I’m revising it. Not just cleaning and repainting but rethinking where everything is, what’s important and what’s not. It’s not just useful, it’s fun, plus I get to look at stuff on the internet for ideas.
Since I torched my stove, I’m revising recipes for the microwave and other various appliances are realizing that I really don’t want another behemoth oven-with-burners in my kitchen. Experimenting with slow-cookers and air fryers and sandwich presses has made me look at my old dishes in new ways, plus I get new cookware to experiment with (pasta cooker in the microwave) so that’s fun.
I wrote a novel a while ago that got rejected, and now I’m revising it. Not just cleaning up typos but rethinking what the reader wants, what I want, tightening and focusing so it’s almost a new book. It’s not just important to my bottom line, it’s exciting seeing where the story goes now, plus I get to diagram it out on a white board which thrills my graph-paper-loving heart.
What I’m saying here is that not getting it exactly right the first time can be a good thing, and good things make me happy.
What made you happy this week?
October 21, 2021
This is a Good Book Thursday, Oct. 21. 2021
This week I reread First and Then by Emma Mills, and it was just as good the second time, a YA with depth but no histrionics and a protagonist I really liked spending time with, plus a great cast of supporting characters.
What did you read (or reread) this week?
October 20, 2021
Working Wednesday, October 20, 2021
This week in what I sincerely hope was the nadir of my slide into total worthlessness, I misplaced my laptop. I still had the iPad so I could get on the net, but all my work is on the MacBook, and I began to wonder if my subconscious was plotting against me. Fortunately I found it again, but it was a near thing.
What did you do this week?
October 17, 2021
Happiness is an Empty InBox
I don’t know how my e-mail gets so out of hand. I check it every day, usually multiple times. I mark as spam anything thing from anywhere I don’t want to see again. I pay my bills when the land. And yet, ninety-two freaking e-mails not counting the ones I had looked at and hadn’t answered yet. The feeling I had when I deleted everything? Priceless. Because THIS time I’m going to keep on top of things . . .
What made you happy this week?
October 14, 2021
This is a Good Book Thursday, October 14, 2021
This week I read a cookbook on sandwiches without bread that had really good stuff in it. Also a lot of re-reads: Chase, Stout, Gilbert . . . yeah, I’m not seeing a pattern, either, except “good books I know won’t let me down.” That’s a lot. But I’ve just started the new Time Police book, Saving Time, and so far it’s great (Jane is still a delightful bad ass).
What did you read this week?
ETA: Just finished Saving Time and it was a lot of fun. Needs to focus more on Team Weird and stop bouncing from catastrophe to catastrophe in other character’s heads, but still good.
October 13, 2021
Working Wednesday, October 13, 2021
It’s cocoon season, the part where I put up plastic on the windows, rehang the insulated drapes, and plug in the heated throws. The dogs and cat get fuzzier and I get more interested in cocoa and hot soup.
In other working news, I now have 92 unread e-mails in my inbox, and that’s not counting the other hundred plus I’ve read and haven’t deleted. I see a purge coming, so if you e-mailed me about something and didn’t get an answer, give it to the end of the week and then e-mail again. I think part of my work tomorrow is going to be a Delete All.
What did you do this week?
October 10, 2021
Happiness is a Rainy Fall Afternoon
It’s beautiful here with the rain falling softly. Autumn is the best season. Well, there’s spring, too . . .
What made you happy this week?
October 7, 2021
This is a Good Book Thursday, October 7, 2021
This week I read The Last Graduate, sequel to A Deadly Education, and some of the Rivers of London graphic novels. I’m still on the fence about all of them, which is probably just me and not the stories. Too distracted to read.
What did you read this week?
October 6, 2021
Working Wednesday, October 6, 2021
The first thing I did this morning was wake up and try to remember if it was Tuesday or Wednesday. This does not bode well for the rest of the working day. On the docket for today, picking up prescriptions, betaing a friend’s WiP, experimenting with eggs in the microwave, diagramming out Nita for the umpteenth time, scrubbing the kitchen floor.
It’s Wednesday (for sure, I checked). What did you do this week?
