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a cat of impossible colour
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Tracking the progress of a novel (and novelist). Also, how much coffee is consumed in the process.
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Moving!

Were moving house this week, which is very exciting but means that posting here will be sporadic. In other news, carrying boxes down from the third floor is not a lot of fun.

2 days ago

12 paths to happiness

From The How of Happiness, by Sonja Lyubomirsky:1.        Express gratitude. 2.        Cultivate optimism. 3.  & nbsp;  ...

5 days ago

Theresa Kopecky featured as Austin Monthlys Designer to Watch

My friend, Theresa Kopecky of Tess Designs, is featured in the latest issue of Austin Monthly! Im so proud of her. And the dresses look fantastic in print.The text:"From Mad Men to ...

5 days ago

A Tess shoot in Flatonia

Hair and make-up, with models Emma and Rebecca. Have you ever noticed that you seem to need to open your mouth when applying eye make-up? Just me? Photographs by Mike Kopecky.Out-takes showing sneak ...

25 may 12

Why a book is like a cat

So Im awake at a ridiculously early hour because LOML is away, and apparently living with him is what allows me to pass for normal. Left to my own devices, I seem to create my own bizarre polyphasic ...

24 may 12

The little engine that could (with coffee)

22 may 12 1 person likes this

Anxiety

“Anxiety lives with you day and night, holding your hand and nudging you to act, urging you to get up, do more, fix something, make something… It wants you to win, to outlast the others, to impress, ...

20 may 12

Red Rocks by Rachael King

My friend and mentor, Rachael King, has written a childrens book! It sounds like it will have the haunting and atmospheric qualities of her two previously published novels (Magpie Hall and The Sound ...

16 may 12

Whore Stories by Tyler Stoddard Smith

My friend Tyler is releasing what I think might turn out to be my favourite non-fiction book of the year - Whore Stories: A revealing history of the worlds oldest profession. Its available for pre-or...

14 may 12

Writing inspiration from Dani Shapiro

Dani Shapiro is one of my very favourite writers when it comes to describing and illuminating the experience of writing and the vagaries of the craft. Here are a few choice snippets I have saved out ...

14 may 12

New Zealand!

I didnt take many photographs this time - it was a bit of a whirlwind! - but I did manage to snap a few. Mostly, though, we spent time with friends and family. We were lucky enough to overlap wi...

13 may 12

Back!

Ive been in New Zealand for the past two weeks - we got back last night, and normal blog service will resume shortly!

10 may 12

Book sighting in Rome!

Courtesy of Austin writer friends Mary-Helen Specht and Tyler Stoddard Smith (stay tuned for news on his new book later in the week!), who are currently sojourning in Rome for a writing retreat - idy...

24 apr 12

Sneak peek: Tess Summer Collection

My friend Theresas new summer collection for Tess Dress will be released in June ... but we get a sneak peek today! Isnt it gorgeous? And her husband Mike took the photographs. Such a talented pair.

24 apr 12

Planeteer Alert!

My friend Julia from Wild Honey Pie Vintage here in Austin is having a sale tomorrow to celebrate Earth Day. There will be 40% off store-wide, and a portion of the proceeds will be going to environme...

22 apr 12

Mo-nicure

Mo has been scratching up the carpet recently and, as a last resort, we got her some Kitty Caps - temporary nail coverings that keep her from doing any damage (while not harming her at all, obviously...

22 apr 12

Someone elses words

"When I write, I feel like an armless, legless man with a crayon in his mouth.” ― Kurt Vonnegut.

19 apr 12 1 person likes this

2012 is kicking my butt

Phew!It has been such an overwhelming year for me so far, and I cant quite believe that it is already approaching the end of April. (I also cant believe that our upstairs neighbours appear to be indu...

17 apr 12

Our honeymoon

I was feeling a bit nostalgic this morning, and thought I would go through some pictures from our honeymoon back in 2007 (hard to believe that was five years ago, isnt it?). We went to The Coromandel...

15 apr 12

Someone elses words

THIS."Theres a point in every journey where you just stand there, wondering how you got into this mess, and say, Can I be done now?Of course, there are many of these points in writing as well. I ...

14 apr 12

Writing and rewriting (and rewriting and rewriting)

"Really it would have been nice for everyone involved if I had finished this book some time ago, but that is not what happened. The thing that happened is what usually happens to me to some degre...

10 apr 12

Someone elses words

"I often dont feel like a real person because my existence is dominated by fear. It keeps me from feeling alive. I am like a Q-Tip - my body is this stick that walks around attached to a head tha...

07 apr 12

Stay creative!

By Frederik Frede

06 apr 12

Someone elses words

"For a period of 5 years between 1978 to 1982 photography was a way to prove to myself that I was still alive. Unable to unable to make sense of the “real world” and “real people” who told me tha...

06 apr 12

Tess Easter sale

Tess (the vintage-inspired clothing line designed by my friend Theresa) is having an Easter sale on the new Spring Collection! Click under each image to go to the shopping pages. Im always amazed at ...

03 apr 12

The muck and the murk

"Part of the struggle of novel-writing is dealing with the muck and murk of it. The process can feel like a swamp that is eating you alive, or a massive knot in your head that you desperately nee...

02 apr 12

Shoulder kitten

One of the little fosters currently residing with our friends Sandhya and Gaurav. Kitten season is here! Head down to the Austin Humane Society to meet some of them (these ones are still too small to...

01 apr 12

Someone elses words

“I am like a person turned inside out, flowering to the utmost through my senses, mind, emotions. I wear a big white straw hat at a rakish angle. I discover a whole forest of strange new flowers. No ...

30 mar 12

Review of The White Shadow in The Guardian

I woke up to a review of The White Shadow from The Guardian this morning:Eamess novel opens arrestingly in the carcass of an elephant, where a young, half-crazed Zimbabwean boy named Tinashe takes re...

28 mar 12

Statesman Capitol 10k

Yesterday was LOMLs birthday and, to celebrate, we ran a 10k. Well, not really to celebrate, but it was a great way to start the day. Along with about 23,000 of our closest friends. Its a spectacular...

26 mar 12

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