NaNoWriMo update – week 2
I believe there are two different mindsets when it comes to NaNoWriMo right now. The first is that we’re only in the second week, with technically two and a half weeks to go, so it feels like…
NaNoWriMo update – week 1
We are one week down in this massive writing challenge called NaNoWriMo, and I’m sure there are many writers out there who are wondering just what the heck they got themselves in to now that things are…
Diligence & Discipline For Hire – 50,000 words required
It’s that time of year again…when many writers decide on whether or not they are going to take part in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). It can be a difficult decision to commit to and since my…
This (storm) too shall pass…be prepared but positive.
It’s funny how Mother Nature can teach you a lesson without even trying. Here in the Pacific Northwest, the bulk of the western side of Washington was preparing for the worst…a storm of “epic” proportions, to quite…
Note to Self…and a Note to Create
I found this note I wrote to myself one evening when I was…in a mood. Reading it over, I think it resonates with something inside me that others can relate to as well, so I decided I’d…
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What’s good about a drought? The growth we see afterwards.
You might not think September is synonymous with drought, or even growth, as the rain has already visited us and the trees outside are losing their leaves as I write this. But when it involves creativity, I…
Hello? It’s me…back up and running.
Summer is over, school has begun and we’re about to move into another season of weather and the parade of upcoming holidays this time of year brings on. It is probably my most favorite time of year,…
It’s time to take a blogging break…
If you haven’t noticed, it’s been awhile since I last posted. It’s been just over a month, when I was overcome with nostalgia with the onset of my youngest son graduating from high school. I wrote about…
R.I.P. Bloggers with Burnout
During each season of writing, writers live two lives; their own and whatever characters they’re writing about at the time. Life, as we all know, is busy. And when you’re a writer, living your own life while writing…