Welcome to 2021 where we take our writing goals very seriously. Even when you hurt your back and your left contact is wigging out so badly, you're typing with just one eye on the screen while the other is closed just to make it through a few pesky emails and a blog post. So to … Continue reading How Long Should a Chapter Be?
First I would like to apologize for this late post. I didn't mean to lose track of time, but the holiday season just messed me all up. I will be back on a regular schedule starting next week. This one is just super late (sorry). A lot has happened this year. A lot. Not just … Continue reading 2020: A Year in Review
Today is the beginning of a very winter snap for me. The ground is covered in ice, and I'm working from home to avoid the cold. I'm not a fan of the cold. It was only a few days ago the east coast of the US also got covered in snow. Winter is definitely making … Continue reading Winter Prompts
We've spent thirty days writing as many words as we could, hoping we'd reach 50K words. Now it's December, we've either reached our word count or are no where near. I know that the actual website for NaNoWriMo has a "Now What?" tab but they focus more on those who've finished their novel and are … Continue reading What to Do After #NaNoWriMo
We're at the final push. For some, the struggle has already finished, but for others, there is still a final crunch to get those last few thousand words (or even 10K words depending on how things went this month). Some have already given up and that's okay too. Today, I want to keep this post … Continue reading #NaNoWriMo: Words of Encouragement
Sorry for the delay! This holiday week has been a mess for me! Every year I hear the same things from new NaNoWriMo participants. Everything they're writing is terrible. They hate every word. None of it is good. They get discouraged and stall, trying to write something better moving forward. I want to tell every … Continue reading #NaNoWriMo: Quantity Over Quality
One of my worst habits is that I can't keep habits. I have to be honest, even though I'm not always proud of what I've posted on this site, me posting every week is the most consistent, habit-forming thing I've done in years. And 2020 didn't make habit forming that much easier. Trust me, I … Continue reading #NaNoRebel: Habits
It's week two! NaNoWriMo is in full swing across the globe. I, once again, am behind, but at this point I think it's a character trait. A lot has gone on in my home front...plus I live in the United States and boy was that election (this election since it's technically not quite over) a … Continue reading What to Track When Rebelling
It's already day two of NaNo and I'm behind! I took yesterday to recover from a long and tiring week. This week should be just as long and as tiring. So what does that mean for NaNo? I'm going to have to learn to pace my writing even better. The standard pace for 50K words … Continue reading Pacing Your NaNoWriMo
I've mentioned before that Halloween is one of my favorite times of the year. Here in the northern Midwest, we end up getting snow and very chilly temperatures but I still enjoy the spooky atmosphere. One of my favorite movies is Hocus Pocus (I named my first cat after the cat in the movie) and … Continue reading Halloween Prompts
