Back to paper diaries
Posted By Luana on December 3, 2011
I’ve been wanting to update this blog for almost two weeks but, stressed by influenza and the need to catch up with studying and work, my determination to blog faded away.
I have to admit there’s yet another reason, though: I rediscovered the ancient pleasure of keeping a paper diary, which I didn’t anymore after 2005, when blogging replaced it completely.
Until mid November 2011.
I had just finished reading two novels by Kate Morton (in Italian translation), The Forgotten Garden and The Distant Hours, in which book and writing lovers talk often about their diaries, how these diaries are passed upon their descendants and how significant they are to them. I absorbed those emotions like a sponge does to water: there I found my old pleasure again; writing my heart and mind out on a paper diary.
Now I write on my diary almost every day, but never shall I forget about my blog(s).
Now that I feel strong enough to be back to my old busy routine, I’ll be here more often– and share some thoughts from my paper diary too. Yes, I have no issues with that. ^^ My heart is an open book.
I’m kind of behind with my online work and with university readings, but I’m catching up on everything. For now, here’s my deadlines:
- Sunday 4th: hand in article for Education.com + 2 pencil sketches for CreativeWritingInstitute.com
- Monday 5th: submit short-story ‘See You Later’ to InTheSnake.com
- Tuesday 6th: finish taking notes from my Logic Networks book and slides
- Wednesday-to-Thursday: send art commissions updates to 3 customers
- Friday 9th: catch up on AI readings (uni)
- Sunday-to-Friday: finish and hand in package of SEO articles for IlGeek.com
I’m sure there will be more in the future, but so far my week is going to be pretty full.
Without mentioning reviews and articles “on the go” that I get at least every other day.
Regarding NaNoWriMo, this year I didn’t even reach the 20,000 words with the influenza getting in the way, but at least I have a new story (Aresha)to work on in my spare time. I love working on my novels to relax, hehe.
Last but not least, some new projects for Honey-Babe.net:
- Honey Babe MB – Yes babes, my forum!
I accept board suggestions (email me or comment). - Luana Spinetti’s Private Library – I’m still not sure about the choice of library management script, but so far it’s nice to experiment with it. I own a thousand books or little less, so cataloguing is a must! With it, as a complementary site, I’ll be working on Authors.VV.cc, a list of my favorite authors.
- Ask Luana! – Yes, my Ask Me page!
Go ahead and ask, sweeties!
And now, I’m better off returning comments and write a review and an article I owe to my clients.
See ya!


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Hi! My name is Luana. I'm a 26 years old Italian girl living in a province of Rome.
I'm engaged to my one and only soulmate Simone (and married to a Transformer, 


