Time this week has not been my friend. Getting back into tutoring shifts, preparing for some travel, starting dance competition season, etc have absolutely taken over and working toward my goals has taken a serious back seat. This is a huge issue and the most important thing I can do to work through it, is … Continue reading Working with the Time Available
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Sharing Writing
It's a funny thing, the difference between sharing pieces of a story for critiquing and handing off a complete manuscript for a read-through. There's something so much more revealing about handing over the complete manuscript, knowing that when it's viewed in its entirety, all of the flaws and weak points are out of your control … Continue reading Sharing Writing
Reflections
Reflections on NaNoWriMo 2018. The NaNoWriMo challenge this year was quite a different journey than last year. There were a lot of differences in my personal life that contributed to that (going back to work, my youngest starting preschool, my oldest in more dance classes and starting dance team) that definitely constricted the opportunities to write, … Continue reading Reflections
NaNoWriMo Prep- Week 3
November is shaping up to be VERY busy. We've got a lot going on for every member of the family, but NaNoWriMo will happen. Oh yes, it WILL happen. Having a complete, 50,000 word first draft of a novel in thirty days is a gift you give yourself. It might come at the cost of some … Continue reading NaNoWriMo Prep- Week 3
Working for the Dream
We spent the last week of August renovating our basement where the kids play space, my husbands jam space, and our office/my writing space is. It's a project we've wanted to tackle since we moved in, but was moved down the to-do list for one reason or another since we moved in a few years … Continue reading Working for the Dream
Changes
Remember when I said last week that I was surprised it was August already? Yeah, that paled in comparison to realizing that, when this is posted, we are almost HALFWAY THROUGH THIS MONTH. This month, this whole summer really, feels like it is flying away beneath my feet because 1. I have been enjoying the … Continue reading Changes
Falling Short
Anyone else blink and realize July is gone? I was pretty flabbergasted last week when I turned the page in my Planner to plan the next week, and realized I was in the August spread already 😳 My goal during July was to finish one of the first manuscripts I started writing. I didn't reach … Continue reading Falling Short
First Steps
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." Loa Tzu One of my favorite quotes. That single, first step is what sets you up for success. Now, I believe you can take a lot of steps and then retrace them and do them over again. Just because you've started on a journey … Continue reading First Steps
