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
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
It's already day four of NaNoWriMo and if you're still on the fence, if you started on the first and immediately petered out, it's not too late. Man stressfully looking at computer provided by Tim Gouw I know. It's hard to keep going sometimes. You started but lost your mojo right away or you don't … Continue reading It’s Not Too Late to Join NaNoWriMo
The third week of October is upon us and I have another preptober prompt and discussion. This week we'll be talking about dialogue. I've only read one or two novels were dialogue wasn't important, so I'll say that focusing on how your characters talk is not only important but crucial to making your story flow. … Continue reading Preptober #3: “Write” Way to Talk (Perfecting Dialogue)
