the writing routine
making my own schedule
It is easy to get obsessed with others' routines. I spoke to students in a food journalism class at the University of Arizona this week, and they wanted to know about mine. Some writers run ten miles daily, write several thousand words before breakfast, or keep immaculate journals. It took me years to realize that my routine would follow my own rhythms. I am not interested in strict schedules or word counts (I know this goes against much standard writing advice about getting down X words per day).
This month, I am working on a podcast, drafting a keynote address for an event, speaking to journalism and translation classes about my book, applying for project funding, and traveling to book festivals. I am also reading a lot of fiction, perhaps as a response to finishing my book.
In feeling rooted and knowing yourself,
Alice
Book Events:
November 15-17: Texas Book Festival presenting with author Sarah Smarsh in Austin, TX
November 21: Book presentation at Miami Dade Honors College in Miami, FL
November 23-24: Book presentation at the Miami Book Fair in Miami, FL
My book LIFE AND DEATH OF THE AMERICAN WORKER: The Immigrants Taking on America’s Largest Meatpacking Company is OUT NOW
"A startling glimpse into the meatpacking industry's abuse of undocumented and incarcerated workers." --The New York Times Book Review