A few days ago, I felt like I had not gotten nearly so much done in February as I had originally planned, but now, I see that I got a TON of stuff done, it just wasn’t all in the original plan! And you know what? That’s OK. Reading Challenges Well, I got more books […]
First Editor’s Block, Now Burn-Out
I’m so glad I set my deadlines so far away for my edit-in-progress! Considering how things went the last time, I think I knew I’d need some extra time to get all my shit together. Editing progress I’m through chapter four, but I need to go back to three to include some physical descriptions which […]
Get Out of Your Head: It’s Nice Out Here
I can sum up why beta readers are awesome in less than ten words: they pull you back into the real world. Sometimes when you’re writing, you get way too caught up in your own imagination and your own plans to pay attention to the details. This is actually a good thing – it means […]
As the Tour Approaches…
So I took a week or so off earlier this month because I felt overwhelmed by everything I had going on, and then I got hit with a whirlwind of new stuff that took priority over my slacking time off, so I had to get back into it. The Tour I cannot believe the blog […]
The Overall Response? I’m Optimistic
With both of the book giveaways over, I wanted to take a moment to recap the initial response to Quiet on the Set. Call it vanity, pride, or just obsessive statisticianing (it’s a word–I Googled it and other people say it, too), but I’m really pleased with everyone’s responses to the book! The Stats 249+ […]
Rule #1 on How To Be A Writer: You Gotta Love It
When I first started writing, becoming a rich and famous published author was a pipe dream. I didn’t write because I thought I would ever achieve that. I wrote because I enjoyed it – because I love telling stories, and writing is my favorite way to do it. Since I got into self-publishing, that enjoyment […]
Mastering (or Failing to Master) the Transition
I’ve been working on my edit-in-progress for a few weeks now, and it’s been a blast getting back into a story that I haven’t touched in a couple years. It’s also been kind of a nice change after focusing on writing for about 4 months straight. So far, it’s been going pretty well. I’m just […]
Week 3 NaNoWriMo Update: Writing Yourself Into a Corner
So this is late. Again. But I think I have the holiday as an excuse this time. This week’s Nano-ing went a little better–I was at least meeting my word count goals better than the week before. The answers: 1) I had to trim my fingernails for my hands to keep up my usual WPM; […]
Week 2 NaNoWriMo Update: And the Bottom Drops Out
This post is a little late, considering week 2 started a couple days ago. Needless to say, I’ve fallen way behind this week on just about everything, including sleep. I just started a new part-time job on Tuesday, and trying to keep up with Nano, my internship, my blogs, and my freelance work with only […]
How to Overcome Writer’s Block
It’s National Novel Writing Month and writer’s block is a pretty major issue for a lot of wrimos out there. Me included. Yes, my word is pretty well on track and I’ve even managed to stay ahead of the daily total goal, but that doesn’t mean it’s been easy. It’s an uphill battle, every step […]