Diane Sherlock

  • time

    Here are some different approaches to time from Zen Habits. Writers have an interesting relationship with time. I’m happiest when it disappears and things are clicking on the page. I already tend to work by the week. Rather than scheduling a certain number of hours to work, I tend to set word or page goals.…

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  • bookshelves

    If you’re not into alphabetizing your books…

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  • Last night I discovered pig candy. Sweet, salty, a little spicy, and crunchy. Heaven. Here’s the recipe. Your cardiologist would not approve.

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  • back

    Been busy with volunteer work. Looking forward to getting more involved in a couple of projects in Africa. Discovered that I do better volunteering when it’s ‘hands-on.’ Just started Steve Hely’s How I Became A Famous Novelist and it’s hilarious, especially for writers. If you don’t know him, Hely’s worked on Late Night with David…

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  • updating

    Spent the morning updating Annotation Nation with linked pictures of the books annotated. Turned out to be time consuming, but satisfying. Very happy with the look of the site and the response. Leaving tomorrow for a long weekend at College Summit,

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  • get to work

    These have been around for awhile, but if you’re having trouble writing… Advice from Jerry Seinfeld and I didn’t know this had a name. Been doing it for years.

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  • folk tales

    Nelson Mandela has released an audiobook his favorite folk tales read by celebrities and benefiting HIV AIDS in Africa. Relatively speaking (that side of the family being partial to puns), Philip M. Sherlock, did several collections of West Indian folk tales, most originally from Africa.

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  • pandas

    I may have to go back to baking bread….

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  • literary fisticuffs

    Have I mentioned lately that I love my friend Andrew? Best blog name too: Eugenics Begins With You. He smacks down a silly article in Time magazine. Is it any wonder old media sales are down? Sorry postings been light; life’s been hectic. Looking forward to a long weekend with College Summit. Volunteer with them…

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  • so many links

    Been adding this blog to some directories and links show up in odd places. Not sure I have the patience to fix them…

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