Things I'm Learning

Hello,

I am not very good at maintaining a blog. Oh well.

Moving to Virginia and starting grad school has taught me a lot. Here's a partial list of the things I've learned thus far:

• Thrashing and lurching is an important stage of the novel-writing process.
• You should not put aluminum foil in the microwave.
• The people in this program--my friends--are extraordinary.
• Leaving that guy was a very good thing, and I'm glad I left him.
• Not every novel looks like a novel.
• Kroger is amazing.
• It's important to take a break from writing every once in a while.
• I'm incredibly lucky.