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?
This year definitely feels different than last year. This time last year I was excited to write down my resolutions and think about my goals. I was preparing for a trip to Vegas. I had started a new job that I thought was going to be the best thing ever. And oof. We got hit … Continue reading 2021 New Year’s Resolutions
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
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
Welcome to October or better yet! Welcome to Preptober! This is the month long challenge of getting ready for NaNoWriMo. Us writers like to create so many challenges because that's what forces us to write. At least that's the truth for me. Preptober can be an overwhelming month. I've spent weeks upon weeks trying to … Continue reading Some of my #Preptober Youtuber Faves
By the title you might think I've gone crazy. Either you understand what I'm talking about it or you don't and you think I'm just babbling. Kate Cavanaugh, one of my favorite authortubers, announced earlier this month that starting...well, tomorrow...she would be writing one million words in a year. Crazy. I know. But also brilliant. … Continue reading Half-a-Milwordy Challenge
It's been a rocky 6 months. I wanted to do something like this since June but I was still wrestling with job loss and just the general feel of 2020 so far. I always like to revisit my resolutions to better focus on ones that I'm not doing great on. But this year felt more … Continue reading Revisiting my 2020 Resolutions
Welcome to July. We've made it this far! I'm proud of us. Today is one of those days that happen when I get busy. When life starts moving forward at a thousand miles an hour. I'm sitting at my desk at work waiting for the day to begin and be trampled with a hundred things … Continue reading Can I Call Myself A Writer?
