I finished my YA historical novella!!! 68, 832 words!!! It's a draft, and I don't plan to revise it. In fact, today I'm working on outlining an old steampunk witchcraft romance novel, but, nonetheless I am so happy to have completed another writing project!! Since I re-started working on it back in April, I added… Continue reading I did it!!
Tag: writer’s block
Stop making excuses!
Dear writers and readers, The title of this post is for me, no judgment for you here - but it might encourage you, too. Yesterday I was thinking about the exhaustion of this pandemic continuing, and how I want something bright and different to happen, I'm tired of not seeing friends and family, not going… Continue reading Stop making excuses!
Being in the Present
Hello dear readers, I have a new post planned, but lacked the energy to post it Wednesday, or today. Perhaps later in the day I can think of what to write. Since my recent dearth of shared resource links and reblogs, I think it's time for a lengthier post where I share my thoughts in… Continue reading Being in the Present
Resources from theWriter
Good afternoon everyone, I was travelling last Wednesday, but today I wanted to share some great resources I found when out and about! The Writer has a dearth of awesome articles, many are free, some are membership-only. Some of my favorites that I'm still gobbling up are:Why Humor in Fiction is So Essential Why are… Continue reading Resources from theWriter
Painful Writing Lessons
Good morning, all! I'm excited to share a resource with you, which I just found. Cian Traynor on Memo'd explores the most painful lessons in creative writing. Here is a sample: There will be times when your mind goes blank, when writing is the last thing you want to do. But your pet project will still be… Continue reading Painful Writing Lessons
“Sometimes Writer’s Block = Depression”
Hello, friends! My apologies for not posting yesterday, on Wednesday. I had a rough day, and am still somewhat going through it. But, I will be posting again on Wednesdays as usual, starting next week. In addition to reviewing After Dark by Haruki Murakami, who we discussed in another post, I'm going to be reviewing… Continue reading “Sometimes Writer’s Block = Depression”
A Piece of History
Hello everyone, Today I'm sharing a snippet of my own writing, a piece of history, if you will. Currently I'm working on a YA historical novel set during the American Civil War era, as well as researching publishing a poetry chapbook the traditional way. If you have any ideas or resources, let me know! 1850s… Continue reading A Piece of History
2020 inspiration; writing historical fiction
FEELING INSPIRED IN 2020 Hello everyone, I hope your 2020 is going well. Recently, I've been feeling quite inspired. After a long time of struggle with my novel revision on my epic fantasy novel, (epic as in the genre, not tooting my own horn), I've finally got back in the game. Somehow, ideas have been… Continue reading 2020 inspiration; writing historical fiction
500 words/day update
The wagon My friends, It has not been easy to be on the 500 words/day wagon. I have fallen off multiple times, and it's been barely a week. When you don't have much confidence in your writing left, and haven't been writing consistently in a long time, it's really hard to stay on the wagon.… Continue reading 500 words/day update
Tarot and Writing: 1
Hi everyone! Today I'll talk about writing in relation to tarot card reading! I'm going to try to improve and post more frequently. Thank you to all my followers. Using tarot as a writer There are so many ways that we can use tarot as writers. For example we can use tarot cards to: Get… Continue reading Tarot and Writing: 1
Typing Madly 