Araminta S. Fang

I love rainy days for editing. Or to do anything, really. Except walking my dog.

I turned 40 today!

Not major plans, just finishing the third edition of chapter 4. Which was a major accomplishment because I trimmed like 2K words. Then I was like… why put so much effort into it and then cut it out? But, very satisfied with how the chapter ended up.

Plans for tomorrow’s celebration: get a new plant, a red fittonia perhaps, red as in Aries colors, dramatic as me. And a little one, so I get to have it on my desk and we grow and suffer from low water levels together. Then, dinner with my family. The new Racing Club’s team merch is coming up tomorrow, so surely, my husband will spend a fortune in buying the new goods. Perfect excuse to get something to myself too.

Also did something never done before: a video of myself talking about the book. Well, a video of myself talking about anything, actually. It felt good. I’ve never recorded myself, and… it wasn’t cringe. Now will I ever upload it? Meh… maybe?

Maybe next year. I can’t stand seeing my own face or hearing my own voice. Sounds a little like torture still.

This is a quiet blog where I document my journey to finish my first (not so first) novel. I write about things I like. Things that feel worth keeping. It won’t have a lot of content. Just small entries. Silent murmurs of someone trying to navigate the process of becoming an author.

All photographs featured in this blog will be credited to their authors and linked back to their spaces. Some are my own. Especially those about coffee, writing, rainy days, scented candles, skincare, and my dog. And probably gardening. Definitely a lot of gardening.