Tag Archives: writing

Surprises

Posted on February 4, 2017 by susanmsink@gmail.com

While I’ve been here in California, Steve has been busy working on his new landscaping website, building raised beds in the greenhouse, visiting his elderly aunt and his parents in the nursing home, and cleaning out the family house in … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo II

Posted on November 5, 2014 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Hi friends. Wonder where I’ve been since October 31? Well, it’s not entirely true I haven’t been blogging… it’s just been on my Cowbird platform. I was really happy with this little piece for the changing of the clocks. As you’ll … Continue reading →

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At 50

Posted on June 25, 2014 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Today is my 50th birthday. Although I know this is a tough milestone for some people, I started looking forward to turning 50 when I was about 30. Back then, everything seemed so unsettled. I thought surely by 50 I … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo 2013 Done

Posted on November 30, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

No, not 50,000 words. But in the end I did meet my personal goal of 35,000 words. And I got to the end of the story. It wasn’t pretty, and now I’ll have to go back and redo almost everything … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo Planning

Posted on October 28, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I realized after I posted on Saturday that it was not really the word count or my ability to write during November that was making me so anxious about National Novel Writing Month. It was actually the project I’d chosen … Continue reading →

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National Novel Writing Month

Posted on October 5, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I wish Jon Hassler were still alive. That’s all I can think of these past few days as I’ve been rereading North of Hope, my favorite of his novels. Hassler lived in Minnesota his whole life, and taught at Saint … Continue reading →

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Poetry

Posted on January 23, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Since finishing Habits, I’ve been trying to get back to writing poetry. I’m facilitating a poetry workshop this weekend in Texas, and although the prospect was at first very anxiety-producing, as I’ve prepared, I’ve gotten more excited about it. Trying to figure … Continue reading →

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Higher Ground

Posted on January 21, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Last night I finally got to see Higher Ground, the film starring and directed by Vera Farmiga based on the memoir by Carolyn Briggs, This Dark World. It never came close enough for me to see it in the theater, … Continue reading →

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