Book Writing: Day Six

The view from my bedroom on Bowen

• Stayed up (too) late last night watching One Fine Day on my laptop
• Woke up early (7am) to beat Matthew to the office (internet)
• Sent e-mails to about 12 women to be interviewed: some in person, some remote
• Went to Sabrina Ward Harrison (who is my creative inspiration! for this book project)’s newly redesigned website. It is amazing! Sabrina is now in New York, after a 2 year hiatus living in an abandoned school house. I want her to write the foreword for my book. I am seriously praying for this. I am convinced Sabrina has a deep faith – it is written all through the pages of her books - plus she is Canadian!
• Went for a bike ride (I brought my mom’s cruiser bike over to the island) after reading a chapter on Running in Joyce Carol Oakes’ book: The Faith of a Writer. She says: “When I run the mind flies with the body…”
• Set a goal of writing two profiles today: and completed them! (Jocelyn Durston and Angelica Novoa)
• Matthew make latkis (?) – potato pancakes for dinner
• I watched The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio tonight (movie watching is how I spend my nights here) and loved it! A true story about a mother who provides for her family of 10 by entering jingle-writing contests. Great stuff.