January Talk -- Shoes (also writing)
Jan. 13th, 2021 08:31 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chelseagirlI'm behind on replying to comments because I've been meeting a deadline to get a draft of a short story written. I've loved hearing from people and do plan to catch up!
My Sisters in Crime chapter is putting together an anthology and the deadline is 2/1, but I want my writing group to look it over, so I got the draft to them yesterday. We meet on Monday and I'll get feedback then, and I'll revise, send it to another friend to look over, and then hopefully not have to revise again too much, and submit! And hopefully be accepted -- I'm not sure how many folks will be trying to get in. There are some real pros in the group, including a few who also write historicals, but they mostly have book contracts and maybe won't bother with this? Or maybe mine will just be really good?
In any case, I'm using the characters from my Work in Progress, so if this doesn't get accepted, it can be bonus content on my author website.
Plus I need to schedule my staff for the Writing Center, get my classes up on Canvas, and etc. Why, no matter how far in advance I plan, do I always seem to come down to the wire with these things?
So, bethynyc asked: January 13: Favorite shoes, past or present?
There are two styles that I've found comfortable, practical, and also cute enough that I own more than one pair -- in each case, black and a color -- and plan to replace them when they wear out as long as the brand makes them.
One is Taos Crave boots. They're based on an army boot style, but they're cuter than that and have a bit of a chunky heel and there's something just really appealing about them. They work with a lot of my work clothes as well as jeans. I do also have/love DMs, but I feel like I'm a bit past the point where I can really get away with wearing them with dresses. To work, anyway. I have these in black and in teal.
The other is Rothys round-toe flats. They're just a cute, basic flat, made of recycled materials, and they manage to be comfortable without being matronly -- no chewing up my feet by rubbing, no feeling the pavement under my feet, and yet they still have a thin sole. Bonus: they are washable and have removable washable insoles. I have, um, sweaty feet, so anything I wear without socks or tights gets, well, smelly. Which has been a problem with leather ballet flats in the past. I swap out the insoles in these, and then throw the shoes and the spare insoles in the wash on a regular basis. They're a bit expensive for basic flats, but worth it. I have these in black and in navy.
And thanks to bethy for multiple questions -- I wasn't sure how many people would ask, and have been very pleasantly surprised!
My Sisters in Crime chapter is putting together an anthology and the deadline is 2/1, but I want my writing group to look it over, so I got the draft to them yesterday. We meet on Monday and I'll get feedback then, and I'll revise, send it to another friend to look over, and then hopefully not have to revise again too much, and submit! And hopefully be accepted -- I'm not sure how many folks will be trying to get in. There are some real pros in the group, including a few who also write historicals, but they mostly have book contracts and maybe won't bother with this? Or maybe mine will just be really good?
In any case, I'm using the characters from my Work in Progress, so if this doesn't get accepted, it can be bonus content on my author website.
Plus I need to schedule my staff for the Writing Center, get my classes up on Canvas, and etc. Why, no matter how far in advance I plan, do I always seem to come down to the wire with these things?
So, bethynyc asked: January 13: Favorite shoes, past or present?
There are two styles that I've found comfortable, practical, and also cute enough that I own more than one pair -- in each case, black and a color -- and plan to replace them when they wear out as long as the brand makes them.
One is Taos Crave boots. They're based on an army boot style, but they're cuter than that and have a bit of a chunky heel and there's something just really appealing about them. They work with a lot of my work clothes as well as jeans. I do also have/love DMs, but I feel like I'm a bit past the point where I can really get away with wearing them with dresses. To work, anyway. I have these in black and in teal.
The other is Rothys round-toe flats. They're just a cute, basic flat, made of recycled materials, and they manage to be comfortable without being matronly -- no chewing up my feet by rubbing, no feeling the pavement under my feet, and yet they still have a thin sole. Bonus: they are washable and have removable washable insoles. I have, um, sweaty feet, so anything I wear without socks or tights gets, well, smelly. Which has been a problem with leather ballet flats in the past. I swap out the insoles in these, and then throw the shoes and the spare insoles in the wash on a regular basis. They're a bit expensive for basic flats, but worth it. I have these in black and in navy.
And thanks to bethy for multiple questions -- I wasn't sure how many people would ask, and have been very pleasantly surprised!
