Do you know that moment when you’re reading one of the countless books about writing and the author tells you that if you’re writing just to get published, you should just go ahead and stop now? And you roll your eyes and think to yourself, “Easy to … [Read more...]
The joys of the unpublished writer: washing the dishes and other mundane tasks
December 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Yes, this is still You Think Too Much, only new and improved
December 6, 2012 By 1 Comment
Do not panic! You have arrived at You Think Too Much. It just looks different and so much snazzier. This is the inaugural post on the brand-spanking new home for You Think Too Much. The address is the same (you-think-too-much.com). I’m the same … [Read more...]
In the end, a writer writes
November 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I’m back after a brief take-over by Mr. Attack Resistance, who explained everything you need to know about Twitter in three parts. Or maybe not quite everything...This three part Twitter tutorial was inspired by my own confused entrance into world … [Read more...]
Twitter vs. fuzzy socks
November 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
So, there’s a real post coming about Twitter. Perhaps several of them, with useful information about Twitter etiquette and why Twitter is good and how you can become rich and famous using Twitter. This post(s) will not be written by me, because as … [Read more...]
Place in Fiction: Yoknapatawpha, Port William and Three Pines
October 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
As you may have been able to tell, lately my reading has been confined almost exclusively to mystery novels by Louise Penny featuring her detective, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and the familiar residents of Three Pines, a fictional village just … [Read more...]
Place in Fiction: Where are we, anyway?
October 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
As you may have been able to tell, lately my reading has been confined almost exclusively to mystery novels by Louise Penny featuring her detective, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, and the familiar residents of Three Pines, a fictional village just … [Read more...]
Imagining a different kind of vampire story and a review of Shadow of Night
August 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Finally, a book review. Kind of. I just finished the second novel in Deborah Harkness’ All Souls Trilogy, Shadow of Night. This is the sequel to A Discovery of Witches, which I have to confess, I could not actually finish. But my friend brought … [Read more...]
Cupcakes, knitting and metaphors for writing
August 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I’m in the full throes of that sense of urgency that kicks in around mid-August for me. Though classes don’t actually start until September 3rd, there will be countless meetings in the weeks before. This morning I actually spent time looking over … [Read more...]
Book Review: The Paris Wife, gender and the writing life
January 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I’m almost finished listening to The Paris Wife by Paula McLain as an audio book. One more round trip drive to Louisville should do it. It’s a lovely novel, and well worth listening to. I would say it’s probably a book I would have actually read, … [Read more...]
Your life as a witty memoir
October 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Despite the way it may sound on my blog, life in the You Think Too Much household, and the You Think Too Much world is not all wine and roses. It might be somewhat heavy on the wine. There are tears and anger. Smart remarks and raised voices. There … [Read more...]
