Here’s a secret…
A lot of people like asking, despite rarely getting much of an answer out of me, how the book is doing.
Typically, I say "Fine," and change the subject. But for the more inquisitive types, here is a sure-fire way to know the score.
If you are in my apartment, and my desk looks like this:
I am NOT doing any work on the novel.
If you visit, and my desk looks like this:
I AM working on the novel.
So, for those of you who have the opportunity to see my desk, there is the easiest way in the world to tell what’s up.
In other news, I just watched the documentary that came with the RENT DVD, which was like two hours about Jonathan Larson, and the biggest takeaway was that he had a gut sense that he was doing important work, but he seemed to have an amazingly light, open, fun spirit about that process. It just makes me want to try anything to get away from my clamped down, blinders-on approach to things, in large part because I don’t think it serves me, the book, my social life, or my romantic potential all that well.
Beyond that, I did apply for that writing/social justice job on Friday, and I am really loving the possibility of that panning out. Hopefully I will hear from them this week, and we can figure everything out. Send any good vibes my way, if you have a moment.
