Day Nine: 570 of 50,000 words (eek!) Note: This blog post was going to be about a clever strategy to motivate me to catch up. But instead, it’s more about how my boyfriend is in the Awesome League of Awesome.* Yes, I’m finally feeling better after a week of being as good as dead. I don’t think … More Motivation to Catch Up and Awesomeness Abound
Every Sunday, I choose a passage of wisdom from someone who knows better and much more than I do about writing, life, the universe and/or everything. Share and enjoy! So many of us feel like we have this huge big story lying only half asleep within us, waiting only for the moment we have the … More Inspiration #7
Day Four: 0 of 50,000 No, I’m afraid that word count isn’t a typo or an oversight. I’ve written nothing on the new book so far. I’m sick. I have an excuse. I’m afraid I’ve come down with a cold. A torrential, horrible kill-me-now-or-at-least-knock-me-out cold. And if you haven’t guessed, I’m a baby about being … More In Which the Writer Has a Cold
So there’s this amazing writer who is blogging anonymously. No names, no faces. The poetry and prose – even the rants 12kilroy writes are all lyrical, whimsical, gorgeous, and dark in turns. Nearly every poem makes me exhale in wonder at the end – a sigh of relief that some great and simple truth was … More A Link to a Poem Within a Blog
I just really needed to share this with someone. Because I may be a bit mad. It is 2:30 am. I had four hours of sleep last night. I’ve written two novels so far this year, and have only two very short days until I must begin the next one. So, what am I doing? … More Good Habits are Hard to Break?
Day Twenty-Seven: 50,685 of 50,000 words Despite getting this month off to a rocky start, and thanks to a mild stomach flu that kept me relatively downed this weekend, I’m done. Done I tell you! Well, you know, until next month. In three days. The disturbing bit is that despite the setbacks this month, I’m … More Two Down, Ten To Go!
Every Sunday, I choose a passage of wisdom from someone who knows better and much more than I do about writing, life, the universe and/or everything. Share and enjoy! I found this bit of wisdom on Neil Gaiman’s blog. Since I talk so much about first drafts, I thought we could use a bit of … More Inspiration #6
Day Twenty Four: 42,563 of 50,000 words You’ve got to be willing to waste any time you want to spend being creative. At least at first. It’s because we suck at actually valuing the time spent being creative as a society overall. We love the idea of perfect writing, but the time spent on writing it? … More Developing Writing Practice #1: Write or Not
So… my boyfriend has found a new way of tormenting me helping me achieve my goals. When I say something important yet perhaps crazy, he takes out his iPhone and records me repeating what I said. So it’s on the record. He recorded this idea I had today, so I think I’m stuck with it; … More A Mad Idea…
Day Twenty One: 37,279 of 50,000 words I write fast. And messy. It’s how I’ve learned to do things. It’s because at heart I’m a classic overthinker; if I don’t get words on the page before I have a chance to analyze what I’m doing, it doesn’t happen. Perfectionism is the middle name of my … More Musing Upon Shitty First Drafts
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