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I studied. I made notes. I bought macarons, prosecco, and made Goldmitty bags for folx to take home. And then I read. I worried people were bored so I stopped. Give them a chance to leave without things becoming uncomfortable. "Do you want me to keep reading?" I asked. "Yes!" the crowd (of 20) responded. People shouted out random page numbers for me to read from. Page 22. Page 47. There were a few questions from the audience; "How did you come up with the characters?" "Was it hard for two artists to work in parallel lines?" "Will the paintings stay together?" To read my book in front of a crowd at a REAL LIFE bookstore has been one of the great successes of my life journey. I am grateful for the love and support from my friends and family. Yours in faithful frivolity and other unslightly sins. The Absinthe-Minded Curator
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Whenever I am frustrated, feeling like a failure or think my words and writing are good for nothing, it helps to go back and read what I once said about the book. It makes me feel smart again. At least for a little bit.
 Photo by Tammy Gann on Unsplash I'm at a loss at what to do next. Major setback. Manuscript has been rejected by copy editor for lack of structure. No bad feelings. Totally get it but came as a complete shock. If you have any advice, I'd love to hear it.
 I'm drinking cups and cups of pink cashmere tea while the rest of the museum still sleeps. There have been sightings of mangle-morphs and squeal hounds in the neighbourhood putting all of us on edge. It's been a bit disruptive to our dailies leaving dirty dishes in the sink and growling dust bunnies underneath our beds.
Be careful out there, AMC Photo by Liana Mikah on Unsplash  There's only 124 days until the opening of The Museum of Wayward Girls. I'm looking at ways to support the event as funds are in short supply since la révolution des choses volées. Let me know if you have any secret sources and keep them between the two of us in case the Office of Nobility shuts us down.
Sipping haze, AMC (Photo by XINYI SONG on Unsplash) Starting on page 33. Hoping to get to page 100 today. Running out of chocolate and wine. Need to run to le gateau and la cave. Be right back
AMC I'm worried yesterday's entry was a bit too much information and came off a bit over the top. Today is a better day. I'll tell you all about it when I get back.
I met with one of my favourite humans and creative healing partner to talk about the illustrations and accompanying exhibit for the Museum of Wayward Girls. We explored the idea of Tessa and learned more about her complexity as a character and how everything is connected to her. I am in love with both these women and cannot believe how fortunate I am to have them in my life. AMC  3 espressos. 4 pages. 2 glasses of wine. 1 anti-psychotic.
Sometimes I just sit. My mind goes blank and my body is immobile. Evening cloaks the room in darkness and yet I do nothing. It's what we do. #coping #killingtime Stay well. AMC Photo by Corina Rainer on Unsplash Sigh. I did not get as much done as I wanted to yesterday. Drinks in the evening tend to slow me down. I'm up to page 26 - only 238 more to go. Here's hoping I'm more productive today.
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