I wrote a hit television show. Critically acclaimed, even.
One small problem — Continue reading The One Where I Write a Hit Television Show
Category Archives: Writing process
Carrying on Despite the Email Blitzkrieg
The house is quiet this morning.
The kids’ winter break started on December 21. I modified my schedule so that any work was more of the “clean up/set up/prepare/shallow dive” variety. Noise and festivities do not make for sustained writing.
It’s been a phenomenal break. We all exhaled, enjoyed, celebrated, and overindulged. I said yes (YES!) to things that, during the normal school year, usually get my hearty no. I worked through piles of magazines and books.
Play and rest. Until we hit today. Continue reading Carrying on Despite the Email Blitzkrieg
Here Be the Mighty Yawp! or I’m Done. It’s Time to Start.
Both times I gave birth, I did not fall in love with my children right away. Maybe it was the drugs, or the hormones, or the exhaustion, or some form of shock, or some combination of those, but it took a while for my heart to catch up with my head. I wanted to be one of those mothers who cooed and snuggled and felt that some form of destiny had been fulfilled in one messy whoosh. But I was more “Oh. Babies. Cool. Can I hold them and sniff their heads?” Continue reading Here Be the Mighty Yawp! or I’m Done. It’s Time to Start.
Jackie Pick 