Lupe Farkas
The Journal
Daily thoughts, writing days, little disasters, good books, unfinished ideas, behind-the-scenes chaos, and whatever happened before I remembered to behave.
Dear Journal,
This is the part of the website where nothing has to pretend to be a press release. It is where I write about the days between the books: what I am working on, what annoyed me, what made me laugh, what I changed my mind about, and the idea that absolutely did not need to become another project.
Some entries will be useful. Some will be ridiculous. Some will begin with a book and end somewhere completely unrelated. That is more or less the point.
Latest pages
What happened lately.
Newest journal entries appear here automatically. Open one, stay for a while, and feel free to judge my decision-making.
I’m Relaunching Before October Ends
The honest story behind going back to the first book, fixing what needed fixing, and learning how publishing actually works while doing it in public.
Open this page →I Thought Being an Author Was About Writing Books
A charming theory involving writing, readers and peace, eventually destroyed by dashboards, scammers, ARC platforms and several hundred tiny jobs.
Open this page →Open a drawer
Choose the kind of chaos.
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The recurring diary
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The ongoing journal series for the days when one task becomes seven, a small idea turns into a project, and the sensible plan quietly leaves the building. Reading updates, writing notes, behind-the-scenes decisions and ordinary life all end up here.
Open the seriesStay a while.
This is a journal, not a waiting room. Wander around, click things, laugh at the chaos and come back whenever you need a quiet corner of the internet.