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
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
Hi. You still alive out there? Can you still feel your fingers or are they too cramped up? I get it. 50K is a lot in one month. So did you make it? Did you write more than you expected or less? Are you happy? Or are you disappointed? There seems to be only two … Continue reading NaNo 2019 Review
This week, in the US, is Thanksgiving. It can be both a great time to catch up on writing and an absolutely terrible time to catch up on writing. Most years I would say it's an easy time for me. I would spend time with my parents and sister, eat too much, and write. There … Continue reading NaNo and Family
Ever been just thoroughly stuck in your novel? NaNoWriMo is a notorious time for everything you've been planning to just disappear. It's like all of your prep work was a beautiful dream and about half way through November you get woken up by your loud alarm clock and forget everything. I touched on what you … Continue reading Using Your Resources
