10 Reasons a Challenge Will Benefit You
It’s November and for anyone in the know, this is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). A whole month focused on writing at least 50,000 words during a challenge that’s been tackled by authors for over 20 years.…
Quarterly review & update: 2021 can be a good year
The first quarter of 2021 is over and while spring has only just begun, this week it feels like summer is just around the corner. The days fly by whether you keep busy or not. This past…
- book signing, business of writing, challenges, day job, dogs, journaling, My books, NaNoWriMo, pets, productivity, publishing, writing events
So long 2018…it’s been great knowing you!
Another New Year is about to begin…are you ready? Ocean Shores I wasn’t sure what to expect from 2018, to be honest, since this was going to be my first year away from the day job, but…
The top 3 things I’ll focus on this November
I’m a self-proclaimed klutz and it’s not uncommon for me to wind up with bruises and no memory of how I got them. My husband just shakes his head when he hears me exclaim after stubbing a…
October is a mixed bag, filled with fun
A river walk in October is my kind of treat The month of October has become a mixed-bag for me but thankfully, it’s a mixture that hasn’t made me feel overwhelmed, and hasn’t affected my word count. …
Productive writer = happy author
My blog has a new look! What do you think? Giving my blog a facelift has been an item on my never-ending to-do list for quite some time, but I just kept putting it off. I finally…
An extra hour with snow is my kind of day!
An extra hour in the day – it can feel like a gift, those extra sixty minutes. If I have to admit to how I used my extra hour today, it’s probably the time I spent going outdoors…
- day job, feelings and fears, holidays, local sights & happenings, movies, NaNoWriMo, trips and sights I see, weather
The season begins with fun, frights & fitness
I guess the letter of the day is F! Sorry, couldn’t help myself… The month of October has been a mixture of fitness and fun, both of which are competing with my time to write on the…
December has become my Resolution month
It’s only the first part of December, but I’m beginning to feel the pull to begin working on some changes that I wouldn’t usually feel the need to think about until the end of this month. You know…
NaNoWriMo update – week 4
Week 4 people! And only 3 more days to go with the month-long challenge I’ve committed myself to. NaNoWriMo is something you can love, hate or be indifferent to, but to take part and succeed is a…