I have always said that juggling all my responsibilities works for me because the structure of a school year is the steady bassline to accompany the distorted guitars of my creative process. But that means that I have to maintain multiple tasks: writing, teaching, grading, coaching, editing, posting, promoting, selling, performing, and paying people.

Here is a short list of the writing moves in The Housemaid that I think worked for it.

My new novel manuscript is my new boyfriend and we’re super into each other.