Across the finish line
Well, folks, I did it. The first draft of Writing the Life Poetic is now in the capable hands of my fabulous editor, Jane Friedman. With nine months of writing nights and weekends under the belt, I have been floating around my office weightless and aimless, like a balloon cut free. Good thing I have five months of baby above the belt to give me a bit 'o ballast.
It's time to turn my activity level down a few notches, and I've been studying the masters of stillness: my animals. This one's my favorite so far. (Photo by Jon.) I call this the "seducing sleep" asana.
If you have any tips for saying "no" to inspiring and utterly important literary projects in favor of sleep and sanity, I'm all ears!
w0000t!! Well done!
Posted by: dale | April 30, 2008 at 10:37 PM
Congratulations, Sage! What an accomplishment...
I would like to trade places with Hamachi at the moment.
Posted by: Mari | May 01, 2008 at 08:16 PM
Yay, Sage!! What an accomplishment. And congrats on your pregnancy! Get ready for a wild ride... ;)
Posted by: Abby | May 02, 2008 at 11:51 AM
Congrats, my dear! That's a huge step!
Go, baby! Time for nesting...
Posted by: The Writer Mama | May 03, 2008 at 08:29 PM
Well, judging from the activities you had us do during the Writers Colony weekend on the coast the beginning of April, I think "Writing the Life Poetic" could be that one great book that gets us talking, gets us off our butts and outside our boundaries to write even more poetry. You don't write a book for 9 solid months unless you got something good - and you got it anyway, Sage! Cheers! I raise a glass of very expensive champagne to you.
Posted by: Shawn Sorensen | May 05, 2008 at 09:18 AM