A DREAM – A STORY – A JOURNEY
In my preparations to begin revising MS:TS, I have made a rather large decision about the story. Largely based on invaluable feedback from critiquing sessions and a class I just finished, plus some serious grappling with the implications of the decision, I have decided to change this manuscript from a one Point of View (POV)... Continue Reading →
Going through my goal planning process and breaking it down over the past month has been hugely helpful as I look to the months ahead. With it all in mind, it is time for me to embrace a new timeline moving forward. Traditionally, I set an overview for my entire writing year in May/June of... Continue Reading →
Once I've finished the third step in my goal planning process ( Timeline and Tools: Goal Planning Process Step 3), I'm ready for the fourth and final step. The very last step in my goal planning process is to start working toward my goals. Through this process I have reflected on the previous set of... Continue Reading →
Once I've finished the second step in my goal planning process (https://wordpress.com/posts/my/nikolebreault.com ), I'm ready for step three. This is where I set my goals to my timeline and figure out which tools I'm using to get there. I look at the timeline the way I did in the previous step and commit to where... Continue Reading →
Once the first part of the goal planning process (Reflect: Goal Planning Process Step 1) is done, it's time to move onto step two. This second step is where I brainstorm and begin to break down everything I want to accomplish with my new goals. Brainstorming is a process in which someone gets all of... Continue Reading →
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 →
Nikole Breault 