Cathy: No Nanowrimo win here
crossposted from musings in mayhem I am happy to have taken part in NaNoWriMo this year for the first time. It put me into a good lead on a companion book to my first novel, and now both need some serious editing. I lost my momentum between lots of doctor appointments for my whole family, getting quite ill myself and caring for sick kids, then my back went out as we leaned toward Thanksgiving, and I got hung up in word count rather than having fun enjoying writing well. That last part was what killed the project for me. Not the whole project, I am happy to continue work on this particular

More from the creative mama interwebs
The latest installment of cool creative mom blogs and websites worth a visit! Creative Mums: An Australian based site providing networking, support, and business resources to creative mothers. Maternal Spark

Miranda: Those pesky little transitions
As most mothers are painfully aware, transitions can be difficult for children — and mamas. I’m not talking about those big transitions like starting school, or moving — I’m talking specifically about those little daily leaps from one activity or focus to the next. I’m hoping that my dear Studio Mothers community can help me with a particularly sticky transition that

What IS NaNoWriMo, anyway?
Courtesy Inky Elbows — thanks, Debbie!

Miranda: The vortex of caring for young children
You think I would have figured some of this stuff out by now, seeing as I have a few years of experience in the motherhood department. My oldest is nearly 19 years old (freshman in college) and my youngest is 18 months old. Five kids in total: three teenagers, a preschooler, and a toddler. Many people smack their heads, V8 style, when I tell them I have five kids. As in, who on Earth