Comments on: Why I Can’t Write a Book Every Year

By: A. Joyce

A. Joyce — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 07:30:00 +0000

Good luck. And take care of your body. We, the readers, can wait. I say this as someone who was diagnosed with severe autoimmune arthritis at twenty-five, dropped out of school, and now at thirty-seven have gone back. I struggle to write every day, and I struggle to find the concentration to read, and I struggle to do classwork and still have time to work out, and pet the cats and sometimes, maybe, go out on a date. I feel like this at thirty-seven and I can’t imagine what life will be like in twenty years.

Unabashedly, I live for your books. But your health and happiness as a person are more important than your worth as an artist. Take care of yourself.

(Morbidly, my teeth are starting to fail too and no money for so much as a cleaning, what sort of maintenance do implants require?)

By: jackgh

jackgh — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 18:02:22 +0000

I love VI and all her adventures. Maybe especially because I, like you, spent four years as a scholar on Mount Oread. I read somewhere that you worked as a dishwasher while you were in school and I have been curious about where. I myself washed dishes at the Phi Kappsa Tau fraternity house for one year and also worked in various journalism and other writing and editing jobs. (You were at KU a few years after I had moved on to better? things.)

By: joanne monfort

joanne monfort — Thu, 06 May 2010 03:45:12 +0000

I was wondering if u are going to write a book in the furure sry about your detist problem the last. Book I read last is hardball ty good luck let me on my email updated stuff take care

By: paretsky

paretsky — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 02:52:46 +0000

Sue, I didn’t know the thumbs gave out–something else to look forward to! Pam, what a horror story–I’m so sorry. And thanks for all the empathic comments. Maybe we should plan to meet this summer for a g roup groan.
BTW I will be at Printers Row. When they give a date & time, I’ll put it on the calendar. Izdan, I’ll do a separate blog to answer your interesting questions, & I’ll include a photo of me with my cappuccino machine, Signor Pasquini. And finally, Bag Lady, Titanium Age –LOL–am recycling that one~

Sara

By: SueD

SueD — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 21:29:59 +0000

Never knew it would be like this. I was amazed when my thumbs gave out and I had to have new joints. Then the shoulders. Oh well. We’re in the keep moving and smiling years I guess. I’m just so glad you are able to produce what you do. There is so much in each of your novels.

By: CherylK

CherylK — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 01:21:19 +0000

Holy cow…you’ve got your plate full, that’s for sure. I am not fond of the dentist so I totally sympathize with you there. I keep wondering where all my energy has gone. So it’s age, huh? Figures. I do like your form of aerobic exercise, by the way

By: genny from jersey

genny from jersey — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 22:00:52 +0000

Oh one more thing, any plans to be at the Printer’s Row Fair this summer?

By: genny from jersey

genny from jersey — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:59:51 +0000

Sara, I don’t know how you do it all.

We’re retired and it seems there is never enough time in the day. We have made a commitment to work out at the gym every other day–that’s a 2+ hour project. Sometimes all the energy for the day is left at the gym.

Please know that your efforts to continue telling V I’s story is truly appreciated.

By: A.B.

A.B. — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 05:07:32 +0000

Yes, why do we have to age? It’s not fair.

I’m rigorous with that aerobic regimen too – every day! To enhance my walking exercise, I buy chocolate on my way out. I can tell you it works!

By: JN Welsh

JN Welsh — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 01:57:29 +0000

Don’t forget time for blogging…you’ll be fine as long as the doctors don’t ever make you give up the cappucino. (Yet poor V.I. gets stuck with that stove-top espresso maker. Couldn’t someone get her a nice cappucino maker, or one could somehow wind up as evidence? Except she wouldn’t clean it and the milk would get cruddy on the wand.)