A DREAM – A STORY – A JOURNEY
Or Managing Migraines and Manuscripts in my case. The thoughts around it and the grace we need to give ourselves are the same no matter the condition we deal with. Last week was full of migraine management and my manuscript sat untouched through most of it. I was not able to get any creative work... Continue Reading →
I had a moment last week where I had to confront a kind of ugly truth. I was being precious with my draft. I was being precious with my draft, and it was stalling my progress. Last week I was struggling through a chapter. I had finally finished the chapter I had been struggling through... Continue Reading →
Now that my 2020-2021 writing year has come to an end, I can feel like I've let go of one more level of 2020. I'm no longer constantly ghosted by what my year looked like then, as I prepare for my 2021-2022 writing year to begin. This year is a little different for me than... Continue Reading →
It has been almost two years since I have been back to the mountains of New Hampshire, and I missed it dearly. There is a magic to being in these mountains in summer that just fills my cup like nothing else does. The story I’m revising, MS:D, is set in these mountains and being in... Continue Reading →
Legit that has felt like my week. Everyday I’d look at a journal, a planner, a sticker kit and wonder, are you my motivation? The answer was always no. 🤦🏻♀️ The beginning of the week, I let the lack of motivation rule me. This week with extra things happening as school winds down and more... Continue Reading →
Revising a chapter that needs to be broken into two tripped me up more than I realized it would last week. I couldn't figure out if I wanted to revise it on paper or in Scrivener and I spent more than a few days worrying out the process. When I finally decided that for this... Continue Reading →
Reading for me happens in big swings. I either go a few months without reading anything new or I chew through a couple of new books in a few weeks. I know most of the reason behind that is the stage of life I’m in and I’m working on being ok with that. When the... Continue Reading →
I'm back in the writing, walking the woods of this manuscript and it feels magical to be in it. Every time I enter this story, I am grateful to be writing it. MS:D (manuscript key discussion here) is set in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and it is one of my very favorite places... Continue Reading →
I’ve made the notes for where chapters/scenes are missing in the manuscript and I’m ready to start the rewrites. The question now is whether or not I print the manuscript and do it on paper or do it all digitally. I’ve done it both ways in the past and honestly I get two different things... Continue Reading →
While working on the plot of MS:D last week and getting ready to begin writing in the manuscript again, I found a few issues that needed addressing. When I'm writing a story, I know why my characters are doing what they're doing and I know why they are stressed about the outcome of whatever situation... Continue Reading →
Nikole Breault 