So let’s talk about the not writing part of writing. Yes, I know that makes little sense to the normal folk, but to the writer folk, you know what I’m talking about. It goes like this: you are writing a story, you’re almost halfway through this story and then suddenly you are rolling in a … More When the ideas keep rolling but your hand is not moving…
When you find that no one else caresĀ about it remember this: you care. You caring is the most important thing that truly matters. Even when caring makes sense to you and to you alone that is okay. Even when no one believes in you remember this: you care, you believe in yourself, AND you can … More Persist on and write until the end
Music and I go a long way back. I played the guitar for a while when I was younger until my first year in college. I wanted to create music to stuff I’d written. All the music, theater, reading, concerts, painting, picture taking, arts & magazine collages, writing, singing, acting, dancing–deep breath–until I eventually got … More Playlists for your characters
Word counts count! However, the most important thing is to write every day. I know, I know that alone seems like the hardest but write down something at least one word and you will feel better. At first, the most difficult part of writing is to actually sit down and write. You’re always finding excuses … More Word Counts and Stuff
What happens in chapter 10? I’m not going to tell you. You’re just going to have to wait to read it! Plus even if I did tell you it might be different by the time final edits are done. So no spoilers. Chapter 10 has been giving me a bit of a headache. Particularly because … More Chapter 10
You’re probably thinking…’what tools’? Ah well you know when I sit down to write I have to have a few certain things available for me to feel at ease. I heard that a lot of other writers have their ‘thing’ that they do to prepare for a writing session and I thought I would share … More Writing Tools
Ever wish that you could go back in time? It wouldn’t matter if you go back with the intention of changing something or just to relive a moment of the past because you just have that ability and you can come and go as you please. I’ve been thinking a lot about that particular question. … More Time AND Superpowers
So…I didn’t finish 50,000 words in 30 days. I knew before I started that I wouldn’t finish. I knew from the beginning that because my novel was outlined at 30 chapters and on average 3,000-4,000+ words per chapter so far I would not finish the project itself in a month. Somewhere between the election and … More Afterthoughts: NaNoWriMo Finale
Hello there, It’s the 2nd week of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and I am super pumped and motivated to complete the challenge. For those of you who are wondering what it is here’s the brief. The month of November is dedicated in the writing community as THE month to tackle writing a 50,000 word … More NaNoWriMo 2016
Chapter one is both the hardest and the easiest to write thus far. In the past several months I have written my ideas on this particular story using different approaches and techniques. I tried writing as inspiration sparked in the middle of the day, in the shower, you name it. I even tried writing out … More Chapter One
Lemmon Avenue 