A DREAM – A STORY – A JOURNEY
Last week was all about the big changes that are coming. I spent hours at my desk and in my office working on things for my new job and still have hours more to go. The state of my office very much reflects the state of my mind right now and, believe it or not,... Continue Reading →
We’ve finished reorganizing our space in the basement and it feels so good to have it set for our future. For the other members of my family, that future is, for the most part, a known quantity. I’ve settled into my space with a clear understanding that what is to come in my immediate future... Continue Reading →
After I spent time last week digging through paper and digital files, looking through notebooks and papers, I realized I needed to be smarter about how I was archiving feedback. I paused from my revisions to work on an archiving system I hope to really lean into and follow moving forward. Not only did I... Continue Reading →
One of the most helpful things when I am revising is looking back over the feedback I’ve received on previous drafts of the piece. The challenge I always find myself battling when I get there though, is finding it and the process of reviewing it in a way that helps me during the project. As... Continue Reading →
Last week I finally started diving into the revisions for MS:TS. I've been dancing around this manuscript for the past few weeks, trying to figure out my way in, and after being sidelined with a cold for a week, I knew it was time to stop hesitating and start working. I realized after I sat... Continue Reading →
This week's preparations were all about my environment. I took the time to prep my board, my music, and my Scrivener doc and each step helped me to get ready for this challenge. NaNoWriMo, for as much work as I do to prepare, is really about how I show up everyday during those 30 days... Continue Reading →
Querying for my MS:D manuscript is running in the background and my attention can come completely to the work of preparing for NaNoWriMo to begin on November first. The manuscript I will be writing this year is MS:SOS and I cannot wait to start. First, a brief explanation on what National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)... Continue Reading →
Once I've finished collecting the feedback on the draft of my manuscript, I get ready to go into the next step of my revision process. The second step in my revision process is to create the plan for the revisions that need to take place. This step is definitely one that varies writer to writer.... Continue Reading →
Here's a thing that I don't think is said enough. It's a truth I tried to impart to each of my students during my time teaching and it's a truth I remind myself of everyday. Here it is: just because you don't do something the same way as everyone else, doesn't mean you can't do... Continue Reading →
As I was revising MS:T this week, I was confronted with a weakness in my process that I really want to work on this year. It's a problem that I think stems from either a lack of defined 'this is what I plan digitally vs. paper', or 'this is the plan I follow step by... Continue Reading →
Nikole Breault 