NaNoWriMo update – week 3
Are you getting tired of hearing about the month-long writing challenge yet? It will be over soon enough, but thankfully not for another week and a half because there’s still a lot I can get done. I’m…
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…
Fool me once, shame on you…
Last week I posted about the fact that I’ve tasked myself with learning something new about writing, blogging or marketing every month. It’s the best way to sharpen my skills in the writing craft and provide rewarding experiences…
When we stand in the way of our dreams
I finally realized something the other day…sometimes, when things just aren’t going the way we expect, there’s one person we often overlook when passing out the blame: Ourselves. I’ve been getting this message in various forms for…
Exciting news! I’m hearing voices in my head again!
Okay, I don’t mean to come off sounding a little…off, but there’s some truth behind hearing voices when you’re a writer. At least there is for me. It’s that part of my imagination I’ve made very good…
Making a list and checking it twice
I know…it’s not the holidays but lists to me are a part of life and lately, I need them more than ever to try to stay on track. Even more than that, I need a running list…
Why’s it so dark? Because my head is back in the sand!
It’s amazing to me how impossible even the smallest tasks can be when you’re fighting thoughts and emotions you can’t quite explain or even want to deal with. It’s a battle that’s both exhausting and mentally time-consuming. …
- day job, family, feelings and fears, NaNoWriMo, productivity, trips and sights I see, writing process
When your life feels like a Lifetime movie
I like Lifetime movies…some of them anyway, so don’t get me wrong. But lately, what I and my family have been going through the past few months has been so surreal, I sometimes feel like I’m watching…