I hate that question. I really, really hate it. I don’t work for a company (well, I work for several companies), and I don’t have a clear job title. Also, I’ve done jobs in the past that I’m not currently doing, but they’re still a big part of who I am. Do you stop being…
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In Which I am a Guest of Some Awesome Authors
Hey, everyone! Today, check out my guest post over at Corsets, Cutlasses, and Candlesticks. The post is all about the inspiration for my novel, The Last Sister, forthcoming in October. Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2014 Courtney McKinney-Whitaker
Wednesday Words: Anything is Possible
As you know if you’ve been following the blog for any length of time, my current work in progress is loosely (and I do mean loosely) based in the 14th century. I had every good intention of writing a more detailed blog post on it yesterday, but alas, this is a week with many deadlines,…
Thursday Thoughts: Make-Up Work
I didn’t wear make-up to my book club on Tuesday night. I only brushed my hair. I realize this is not a big deal for many of you, and I admire you so much for that, but it was a big step for me. This has to do with writing, I promise. I resisted make-up…
Wednesday Words: On Courage
I’ve been reading shame researcher Brene’ Brown’s The Gifts of Imperfection because perfectionism is one of my many personal demons. I also have an issue that’s been causing me a lot of personal distress lately, an issue involving public perception and criticism and ownership of women’s bodies, an issue I’m not sure how to talk…
TBR or Not to TBR?
Ha. I thought that title was pretty clever, so go ahead and give it a polite chuckle. I usually struggle with titles. Titles are the worst. In a way, this post is all about the titles, because I’m thinking about my sort-of TBR shelf that sort of exists but is not often used. TBR stands…
Thursday Thoughts (On Friday): Time Management
Thursday Thoughts are coming to you on Friday this week because I was traveling all day yesterday and didn’t get a chance to write them. I was thinking of them on Thursday, though, and discussing them while road tripping, so it counts. I’ve been thinking and reading a lot about time management lately and how…
Wednesday Words: Waxing Poetic on Language
This week’s Wednesday Words comes to us from Shannon Hale’s 2003 novel, The Goose Girl, which is a retelling of the fairy tale of the same name. Ani is learning to speak the languages of animals. “Very good,” said the aunt. “You know, most people wouldn’t notice that. You can hear the tiny differences and…
CALL THE MIDWIFE On the Baby and the Bathwater
I love Call the Midwife. I confess to being a somewhat recent convert. The bits and pieces I caught of the first season and a half were somehow all birth scenes, and listening to laboring women scream for an hour did not really sound like my cup of tea. My mom says when I was…
Thursday Thoughts: How Many Words Does It Take?
I’m on the third draft of a work in progress, so I’ve been thinking a lot about how my writing process goes. It seems like I’ve heard a lot of other writers say that their first drafts are always really long, so much of their revision time is spent cutting. I am the exact opposite,…