What’s Up Wednesday is a weekly meme that helps readers and writers touch base with blog friends. If you’d like to join in, you can find the link widget on Jaime’s and Erin’s blog posts. I love this idea because it gives a structured, easy way for me to keep up with blogging. Also, the buttons are cute. Thanks for the idea, Jaime and Erin!
What I’m Reading
Last week I read Steve Martin’s An Object of Beauty, which was a story of high art, love, money, and ambition–told in a very readable Steve Martin-y voice. Now I’m finally reading Alison Cherry’s Red! Truth: It’s making me want to dye my hair.
A photo from Alison’s Red launch party, taken by Ghenet! (l to r, Michelle Schusterman, Lauren Magaziner, Emery Lord, me, and Kim Liggett)
What I’m Writing
I’ve decided to work on a “palate cleanser” project–something just for fun, and for me–and I think I might try to NaNo to finish it. Which definitely makes me an unofficial NaNoer. But I’m excited to try to push myself to write as close to 50K words as I can next month!
What Inspires Me Right Now
Still loving the Halloween time of year. Last weekend I went on a Ghost Tour of Greenwich Village, and it was super fun. (Super touristy, yes, but I strongly believe that sometimes tourists know how to have a really good time, and there is no shame in joining them.) The stories the guide told as we scuffed through leaves on the quiet, dark Village streets were fascinating–and inspiring. Not only did I have a total “I heart NY” night, but it gave me lots of ideas. (Okay, some of those ideas might have made me afraid of my basement. And convinced that the sound of a trailing vine scritch-scratching the window at night is actually a skeleton’s hand. I love ghost stories, but I also scare ridiculously easily.)
What Else I’ve Been Up To
Becoming an aunt! My nephew was born in the wee hours on Monday morning. He’s adorable, and I am counting the days until I hop a plane to meet him.
So what have you been up to lately?
Congratulations on becoming an aunt! It’s a blast.
I love that you are working on something just for you for NaNo, and official or not, good luck with it! 🙂
I want to read RED so very much, it is on my TBR!
Congratulations on your new nephew!
I’d love to go on a ghost tour one of these days. I’ve actually long wanted to have a haunted cemetery tour, or to stay at a notoriously haunted hotel.
Congrats, auntie 🙂
I sometimes do touristy stuff, too, and it’s fun to try and see things through fresh eyes.
Congratulations, Auntie Rebecca! That’s awesome news! I love your idea of a NaNo “palate cleanser” — best of luck with it. Have a Happy Halloween!
Congrats on becoming an aunt! Yay! And I ttly need to crack open Red. It sounds so fun, and I ttly want to dye my hair red again.
Congrats on the new nephew! Snuggles!
I’ve got to add RED to my list. That’s a great photo of the group – looks like fun!
Good luck with your palate cleanser – I’ll be here to cheer you on.
Congratulations on your new little nephew! And I think you’re totally right about tourists. The experience clearly got you looking in a fresh, creative way at places that are familiar. (familiar? Do I sense a New Yorker? *looks at bio* yes.). I am not one myself, but I love to visit. And my dad was born in Queens so I inherited some fast-walking habits and stuff like that. Or at least that is how it seems, haha.
All this buzz from you and Ghenet makes me want to read RED right now! And good luck with NaNo! I’ll be cheering you on!
congrats on your new nephew. I have a major hatred of basements simply because I am a coward and scary things always seem to happen in basements. Hope you have a lovely week. 🙂
Aww, congrats on becoming an aunt! How exciting.
I love that you’re going to NaNo a “palate cleanser” manuscript. Sounds fun! Good luck with it!
Also, yay RED! I’m excited to read my copy as soon as I’m done with ALLEGIANT. Love that photo. 🙂
I read all of Red last thursday after your recommendation – also because I know Alison’s sister (her undergrad years at Stanford overlapped with my grad years). I really enjoyed it, even if I am an artie…
I’m now working on Allegiant – book 2 was not my favorite, but book three is winning me over, thus far!
Congrats to your sister and your whole family on the new baby!