A DREAM – A STORY – A JOURNEY
First, a word on this series. Goal planning is a process and this series of blogs is a look at what mine is. It’s a process I’ve created based on countless articles, motivational speeches, goal planning systems (both paper and digital), etc. and advice from writers, authors, friends, motivational speakers, mentors, etc. given or read... Continue Reading →
This week involved a few unexpected things that took away from the completely mindless relaxation I had planned for the family. It wasn't totally negative or totally positive and I'm taking it as the mindset I need to let 2021 go. 2021 was challenging and I know this is a universal truth for most of... Continue Reading →
Last week was a jumble of last minute holiday preparations and limited family and friend gatherings. In between I was able to get some work done on my goals, my vision board, and took some steps to the big revision to happen in January. Mostly though I enjoyed time with my husband and girls, all... Continue Reading →
I did indeed take some time away from any projects last week to appreciate and celebrate all that I’ve done and accomplished so far. It felt really good to sit back and revel in the quiet for a bit. (Also, in the game playing, cookie baking, and snowperson building. 😁) Then, I got back to... Continue Reading →
Writing this manuscript for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) 2021 was one of the most challenging writing tasks I've undertaken yet. It was the most amount of writing I've done in the shortest amount of time and I'm still reeling from everything that was dredged up from it. Like the setting of my book, stirring... Continue Reading →
Day 29: 0 words. I knew when I sat down with my computer and the words didn't come, that I wasn't going to finish the 10,000 I needed to complete this manuscript by the 30th. That's ok though. I don't want to force words when they don't want to be written as much as I... Continue Reading →
The week before last I hit a huge milestone in completing a revision on one of my manuscripts and it was a really important goal of mine to achieve. That success is a step in the direction of publication, but nowhere near the finish line. I’ll preface this to say that what I am working... Continue Reading →
The final sentence has been written and the completed story has been printed. The emotions I have looking at this manuscript are hard to describe, but the one that rises to the top is pride. I finished this story and I am so damn proud of how it came out. The holes that existed in... Continue Reading →
Three more chapters are all that stand between me and finishing this story. I am so excited to see it come to the end and have found my mind wandering to reflections on the process. I couldn't help but spend a lot of time reflecting on the timing of feedback on drafts of stories last... Continue Reading →
Honestly, I didn't even realize that this quarter of my writing goals was coming to a close with the arrival of September. I've been so deep in life things these past three months that my writing has taken a spot in the backseat and has, more or less, waited quietly for me to invite it... Continue Reading →
Nikole Breault 