1- Open a tab on your browser to go to Google Docs. Notice a heading about what happens when you do 100 crunches a day, and click on that link instead. Skim the article, find it useless, and scold yourself for falling for clickbait. Go to Twitter to check the trending topics, then remember you haven’t played your Wordle. Consider new Wordle starters; debate going with your trusty options or living a little, for God’s sake. Go with your trusty starters, because, who are we kidding, you like to play it safe. Stare at the 3 yellow letters the starters have yielded, struggling to think of words that might work. Let your mind wander as you consider option after option. Get a phone call, walk away from the computer.
I like the experimental style of a mom-writer brain consciousness. I put down Tara’s book a few times because the brother sister dynamic totally freaked me out and I kept looking for evidence of why homeschooling is problematic because I was homeschooling at that time... glad you got this out this week!
This is me! Especially when the kids suddenly required attention just as I got into a writing groove.
Isn't it the most frustrating thing? 😭😭😭
Noah, was “Prone to Hyperbole.” the name of the newsletter before?
Yes!! I probably should have explained that in my 1 year round up lol
ikr 😅
The struggle is reeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaallllll!
Omgoodness this had me in stitches! I then read it again to count how many times I could say "it's funny because it's true". 27 times.
Awwwww that fills me with joy. So glad it spoke to you too!
I like the experimental style of a mom-writer brain consciousness. I put down Tara’s book a few times because the brother sister dynamic totally freaked me out and I kept looking for evidence of why homeschooling is problematic because I was homeschooling at that time... glad you got this out this week!
It’s so amazing how each person gets a completely different thing out of the book. I never gave a second thought to the homeschooling aspect of it.
I love this! Very accurately reflects my writing process. Also, I recently read "Educated" too, and found myself completely engulfed.
Thank you! Educated and Son of Elsewhere did a number on me. I was like ‘why can’t I write like this?’