I am currently eating Chinese food and staring at two lines in an outline. Just two lines. It's been nearly a month into the new year and I cannot write for the life of me. The most I've written where these blog posts, and even then, part of me feels like I'm phoning them in. … Continue reading Beating that New Year Slump
Welcome back to the blog. It's a brand new year which means brand new books! Books are an important part of this blog. You'll never be a better writer unless you're a better reader. I am trying to get to 50 books this year. I'm already behind, but that's not the point. And just like … Continue reading Books I'm Looking Forward to in Early 2020
Last week, I posted about what I wanted to accomplish during the year. One thing not mentioned was what I wanted for this blog for the year. That's because I would like your input in where to go with this blog. I appreciate all my readers and would like to here what things you would … Continue reading Blog Changes and Updates
Day six of the new year. I actually waited until I wrote this post to make any resolutions. As I stated last year, I'm going about resolutions differently than most. And it worked out pretty well. I created concrete resolutions and some vague growth resolutions. And I made sure I created more than one resolution...because … Continue reading 2020 New Year's Resolutions
The time has come to look back on the year. It's been a long one for me. The first half of the year definitely feels like a whole different time. A lot of things happened this year. I started this blog, celebrated a year with my love, changed jobs, and moved over 200 miles from … Continue reading 2019: A Year in Review
I'm writing you from my childhood bedroom. Upstairs my mother is readying what she can of the house as she prepares for us to unwrap gifts on Wednesday. Some of you will be enjoying the holidays with family. Some might not enjoy the holidays at all. But for those who spend time trying to write … Continue reading Holiday Prompts
Let me start with the obvious. Writing is hard. There is no amount of practice or preparation that would make writing easier. Take it from me, the woman who spent two whole months plotting an entire story only to write less than 10K about it before abandoning hope. It doesn't mean it's not possible, it's … Continue reading The Holiday Writing Slump
