Pam Bustin
creator, editor, story tender
Month: October 2012
Making Strides…
So I’m in my work journal today, thinking about the steps I am taking with this new novel and in my life and I go to the thesaurus and it is fascinating to me… Yes– this is what I am doing… taking steps, stepping… Continue Reading “Making Strides…”
…a bunk of one’s own… A place to work.
“When I was seven, I said to my mother, may I close my door? And she said, yes, but why do you want to close your door? And I said, because I want to think. And when I was eleven, I said to my… Continue Reading “…a bunk of one’s own… A place to work.”
Shake and Bake 4: The “Moving On” Edition
In homage to Havi’s Friday Chickens over on the The Fluent Self — This is the place I review my week – in an attempt to track some things – like progress on my novel and… living intentionally. Call it an experiment in paying… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 4: The “Moving On” Edition”
Plodding vs Soaring…
I’ve been working well this week, on the NIP. Some days I work on the Typer and some days I stay in my Scribble Book, which, these days, is big black sketch book partially used (by someone else). I love using these books. I… Continue Reading “Plodding vs Soaring…”
Shake and Bake 3: The “joy JOY joy” Edition
In homage to Havi’s Friday Chickens over on the The Fluent Self — This is the place I review my week – in an attempt to track some things – like progress on my novel and… living intentionally. Call it an experiment in paying… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 3: The “joy JOY joy” Edition”
Belonging…
I’ve been playing about with the layout of the site. Adding this and that… trying things out. I’ve begun working on some Resources for Writers. I plan to use the section to guide people to … STUFF that I find interesting and/or integral to… Continue Reading “Belonging…”
Shake and Bake 2: The “Go. Sit. Now.” Edition
The place I review my week – in an attempt to track some things – like progress on my novel and… living intentionally. Call it an experiment in paying attention. THIS WEEK’S EXPERIMENT: Eating Breakfast THE RESULT: TASTY Definitely had more energy – which… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 2: The “Go. Sit. Now.” Edition”
Seek freedom….
Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty. – Frank Herbert
Distractions…and the power of a good story
There’s a lot of things that distract us and pull us away from our work — whatever that work may be. There’s the simple life things that aren’t really distractions… the things that truly need taking care of: doing the dishes, eating properly, moving… Continue Reading “Distractions…and the power of a good story”
Shake and Bake 1: The terror-I-zed edition
I’ve been having quite a blast exploring The Fluent Self, the fantastic blog/site WORLD of Havi Brooks. I’m intrigued and pleased by Havi’s weekly round up ritual that she calls Friday Chickens…Chickens are soooo much funner than Check Ins… and I hereby applaud her.… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 1: The terror-I-zed edition”
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