As almost every writer knows, November is National Novel Writing Month, and many are closing in on that coveted 50,000 words as the end of November creeps around the corner... How is your NaNo going? Are you almost done with that novel? Or have you fallen behind and are despairing? Do you feel that your… Continue reading NaNoWriMo Fun
Category: My Writing
Happy All Hallow’s Eve!
In honor of All Hallow's eve, sacred to the druids of old, I am submitting a mystical piece instead of my "scary" piece (partly to honor the day as it was, and partly because - well, my scary piece was embarrassing! It isn't scary at all). My disclaimer for this piece is that I wrote… Continue reading Happy All Hallow’s Eve!
Feel it in your bones
When the writing is good, you feel it. "You feel it in your bones," they might say in a story, as if good writing matches the creak we hear from our bones sometimes when we sit down, or kneel on a hard floor. When I revised my chapter one recently for the bazillionth time, I… Continue reading Feel it in your bones
Sam
This is the beginning of something...I'm not sure what. There might be some mystical reason her hair is white, like she's a faerie changeling...or not. I've been trying to write more YA, and do more third-person POV, since I lean towards first, so...something different. ============================ Sam Mayhorn was the only person at school with white… Continue reading Sam
Writing From, or About, the Heart (YOUR Heart!)
Writing From the Heart If you read the mission statement page on this blog, you'll see that writing from the heart is one important point. So, what exactly is writing from the heart? I've posted about these topics in these couple of posts about writing your truth - in short, this means, writing what resounds… Continue reading Writing From, or About, the Heart (YOUR Heart!)
An Excerpt from My Draft
Currently I'm dabbling in a time travel romance something-or-other, when I have trouble with revising my fantasy novel, so...I decided to share a bit. Here's a little excerpt; totally rough, mind you, and not my usual genre: When you see a worm on your shoe and part of you wants to scrape it off –… Continue reading An Excerpt from My Draft
The Artist’s Way, Week 5: Don’t Let Go of What is Precious to You!
A Terrible Confession Dear readers, I betrayed you by not posting when I said I would. I made it sound like I would post every week, without fail, but I failed to uphold that promise and your trust. Please accept my sincere apologies. Since so much time has passed, I've had time to think about… Continue reading The Artist’s Way, Week 5: Don’t Let Go of What is Precious to You!
The Artist’s Way, Week 4, Ch. 3: Realizations & Re-filling the Well
This week's Artist's Way was an exciting eye-opener. It felt like getting closer to seeing the top of the mountain as you climb it. For my artist's date, I went to a ceramics studio and painted a bowl, which I am super excited to pick up this week! It was so relaxing to just sit… Continue reading The Artist’s Way, Week 4, Ch. 3: Realizations & Re-filling the Well
The Artist’s Way, Week 3, Chapter 2: Writer’s Self Doubt
No Pain, No Gain This week's chapter of Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way was very good. It made me take a deep breath, grumble and groan, but it was good. I had to face the many ways in which I block myself from writing. I say so many negative things to myself in my head,… Continue reading The Artist’s Way, Week 3, Chapter 2: Writer’s Self Doubt
Don’t compare yourself to other writers
Every writer is different. This week I've been contemplating the issues and non-issues in my work-in-progress novel and how to fix said issues. At the same time, I've tried to be gentle with myself and not make myself so stressed that I struggle to write at all. In light of this difficult balance, I decided… Continue reading Don’t compare yourself to other writers
Typing Madly 