by Diana Renn | Dec 19, 2011 | Concord Museum, holiday fun for writers, picture books, taiko, Tokyo Heist
How do writers keep writing amidst the many distractions of the holiday season? I admit, it’s tough. Especially when your mom is visiting from the West Coast, and your child’s school vacation days hit, which means more creative desk time scheduling. But...
by Diana Renn | May 26, 2011 | hobbies and the writing life, Japan, Odaiko New England, taiko
For many years, I had no hobbies. Not a one. I pursued work, grad school, and, above all, writing, with gritty determination, leaving little time for anything else. I lived on little sleep, piled on the freelance work, and was generally unpleasant to be around. Around...
by Diana Renn | Jan 28, 2011 | hobbies and the writing life, Japan, Odaiko New England, taiko
In a quiet, working-class town outside of Boston, behind a bowling alley and an electricians’ school, next to a Brazilian church, inside a nondescript building housing a Chinese cultural center, I’ve discovered a wonderful little slice of Japan. It’s...
by Diana Renn | Dec 23, 2010 | beginning a blog, taiko, travel
Beginning a blog, something I’ve intended to do for years, now feels like arriving late at a party. Everyone’s already engaged in fascinating conversations, working the room, and I’m hovering by the cheese dip, clutching my plastic wine glass with...
