Susane Colasanti's Blog, page 61

why i live here, reason #573

Anayvelyse at the Poem Shop, University Place between 13th & 14th Streets.

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She's a poet with an aura of awesomeness. Of course she was set up right outside Crumbs. She knows what's good.

Anayvelyse writes poems on her typewriter, then edits them at home. She trades poems for money or found objects.

Righteous.

endings

I've been thinking a lot about endings lately.

You guys know that I pretty much worship My So-Called Life in a religious way. It deserved many, many more seasons than it got. When the first (and only) season ends, Angela discovers that Brian wrote a love letter she thought was from Jordan. I always wondered what would have happened in the next season, or even farther down the road. Would Angela and Brian have ended up together?

IMHO, I do believe they would have. But not right away. I tot...

the little things

Last night was super fun. It wasn't even about doing anything major. Just some of the little things that make me happy. I walked along the High Line to see the flowers and the view. There was an awesome sunset with pink clouds. Pink clouds at sunset rule. Mint chocolate cookie ice cream was also involved. The night had that same excited feeling of anticipation I had when I first moved here 14 years ago. It was sweet.

Another sweet thing is my Bobble water bottle. It has a built-in fil...

awesome author alert

How excited was I to finally meet Jonathan Tropper last night? Beyond excited, that's how. He had an event at the Columbus Circle Borders to celebrate the release of This Is Where I Leave You in paperback. And not just any paperback.  His paperbacks have been reissued with shiny new covers. I think the artwork reflects the tone of his books beautifully.

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If you haven't read any of Jonathan's books, you want to get right on that. They are all so warm and funny and introspective. And I kno...

show love

I heard a rumor that Steve Carell is leaving The Office. I'm calling it a rumor because there's just no way that can happen. The Office without Michael Scott would be like a Double Stuf Oreo without the Stuf. His World's Best Boss mug doesn't lie. Who else would bring donuts in on his birthday and organize a Lake Wallenpaupack booze cruise and throw an 05.05.05 party because it happens once every billion years?

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Only Michael Scott.

Now, I always try to see the bright side of a dark situation. Th...

heart's desires

If you've been reading this blog for a while, you know I'm all about creating your ideal life. We all have heart's desires. My heart's desires keep me going. They're what motivate me to keep moving forward to achieve my next goal, and the one after that, and the one after that. No matter how many goals I achieve, there are always plenty more waiting in line.

Like right now. So Much Closer has officially entered the copyediting phase of its journey. It usually takes a few weeks for copyed...

heat wave

Hot enough for you? I'm good, thanks. It hit 103 degrees here yesterday and we're doing it all over again today. And the rest of the week. The average maximum temperature for yesterday is 83 degrees, by the way. Hopefully, everyone is feeling cooler than I am. Because of course my air conditioner stopped working. One of the few times I actually need it.

So yeah. I'm pretty crispy.

Which is why today's blog entry needs to be done in short snippets. I have things to share, but energy mus...

kaizen

The last revision of So Much Closer has been submitted to my editor. Woot! Although technically, it's not the absolute last revision. It was me responding to my editor's line edit. The next step is copyediting, in which I scrutinize every bit of the manuscript even more. Then the first pass is printed to see how the book layout will look. That's when we check for any remaining typos. If I want to make additional changes at that point I have to have a really good reason, so hopefully I'...

three years

Here in New York, public school students just started their summer vacay on Monday. That means it's been three years since I resigned from teaching to become a full-time author. Which is really hard to believe. It seems like my old life was much longer ago. Maybe it's because a lot has happened in the last three years. Some things are better and some things are worse, but I am an eternal optimist. So let's focus on the good things! On the first day of my new life...

1. I had one book p...

kristen stewart

I've admired Kristen Stewart for a long time. She was phenomenal in Speak.  She was phenomenal in The Cake Eaters.  And she was beyond phenomenal in a movie that is so outstanding it leaves me in a state of awe every time I watch it, The Safety of Objects.  She is just so freaking talented I can't even.  If you also love Kristen and haven't seen these movies, you really should add them to your queue.

You can tell from watching her amazing performances that she's a deep person.  You can also t...