nanowrimo!!

For those of you about to rock, we salute you!



Do you have:
ice pack for wrists and elbows?
tasty nano snacks?
at least one character and possibly even a setting?
a writing totem like a special hat or an Edward Scissorhands action figure or magic moo-cow jammie pants? 
a fucking shitload of adrenaline?

If the answer to even one of these questions is "yes," you're ready to RAWK. drawgirl, bluescissors76, beat your strapping chests and let out  a scream. I am with you in spirit even if not in word count. Go get 'em!

clarice lispector, soulstorm

Recently, te_amo_azul introduced me to the Brazilian writer Clarice Lispector. A few weeks ago I finished reading her collection of short work, Soulstorm. Frequently I find with translations of literature from cultures not my own, the process of reading is much slower for me—it’s not that the work isn’t good so much as that I’m trying to make synaptic leaps across things that don’t translate well or cultural disparities that I then have to process. 

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