by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Apr 29, 2015 | 1 true thing, memory |
Well they’re not ruined… but that’s what it felt like at first. Right after I wrote the post yesterday, I had all my books spread out around me–on the sofa, on the floor, on the table–and I went to put my computer down on the table,... 
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Apr 28, 2015 | 1 true thing, poetry |
Wherever I go, I always take at least one book of poetry. This time, I brought three, and since there are still two days remaining in National Poetry Month, I thought I would tell you which books I brought, none of which I opened, but as my mother says of unworn shoes... 
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Apr 27, 2015 | 1 true thing, my writing |
My brain is fried. But I’m finished with this draft. Will sleep on it and maybe fiddle with it in the morning, maybe not. And then off it will go to my agent. I usually give myself all sorts of deadlines (as you’ve now witnessed), but for this draft, I let... 
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Apr 26, 2015 | 1 true thing, craft of writing, Pam Houston |
Too much sitting, not enough moving. This morning my body hurt. I stretched, then I set the timer on my phone for an hour, and when it went off, I got down on the floor and stretched again. Then I reset the timer. At one, I went to run–thirty minutes of... 
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Apr 25, 2015 | 1 true thing, my writing |
So today at 4:30, I finished reading out loud. Here’s a look inside my mind: Saturday: 9 pages in 1 hour Tuesday: 9 pages in 1/2 an hour Wednesday: 16 pages in 1 1/2 hours Thursday: 52 pages in 6 hours Friday: 84 pages in 9 hours Saturday: 95 pages in 8 1/2...