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Posted on December 13, 2021 Leave a Comment
Of my writing life. I skimmed through my blog posts this week and realized that my emotional journey has been a running theme here as well as writing tips and updates on my projects. In this post, I’m going to add some more emotions to my collection as I continue to reflect on 2021 and […]
Posted on November 29, 2021 Leave a Comment
And shove it in a virtual drawer. I finished the big edits for SEEDS OF POWER but have to do another sweep for some minor changes and a continuity check. I have to read slowly, think about a few more possible changes, and then prep the document for one last beta round with some volunteer […]
Posted on November 15, 2021 Leave a Comment
Means you’re more likely to meet them. It can be difficult to know when to push yourself to meet a goal and when to adjust it. 2021 is winding down and I’m looking back on my year and doing a progress check. My main New Year’s resolution was to publicly step into the world as […]
Posted on November 1, 2021 Leave a Comment
Is better than nothing. Yes, I’m still working through my edits of SEEDS OF POWER. Yes, it’s still exciting. But there were a few days during these past two weeks where I wrote different things because a new person or scene was in my head. I stopped thinking about restructuring SOP and wrote something new. […]
Posted on September 20, 2021 1 Comment
Is a balancing act. “Reader, writer, full-time mom” is a job that must be flexible. All parents (no matter what their work/life balance situation) have to flex for school breaks, seasonal activities, and everything else we must do to live in a clean healthy place and eat basic food groups. So I am trying to […]
Posted on September 6, 2021 Leave a Comment
The writer can play. I have a freshman in high school (that’s nuts) and a third grader that are both back in school. My trusty canine writing assistant and I now have the quiet and focus to edit. But we didn’t at first. I took two days to rest my mind and body after the […]
Posted on August 23, 2021 Leave a Comment
And thankfully a community endeavor as well. My writing group and early readers are awesome. When I am stuck on a project and can’t see a way through, I put it in their hands with questions typed up at the end and wait. And wait and wait. But as I mentioned in my post Appreciate […]
Posted on August 9, 2021 1 Comment
And it’s making me anxious and sad. This spring I submitted draft five or six (I’ve lost count) of my first book to a few friends who had never seen it before and to my writing group. After I slashed words in that book by the thousands (see my post If you think there is […]
Posted on July 26, 2021 1 Comment
If you set new ones. Summer break throws off everyone’s routine. Kids are off school, shifting sporadically from lazy days to half-day camps and evening sports. Week to week our routines change. And there are still chores, errands, and oh yeah, I should probably remind them to read and do their summer math packets—but it’s […]
Posted on June 28, 2021 1 Comment
So stop writing sometimes and take them. Especially after a year of lockdowns and routine changes, it was important to stop working and take a break. A cabin near the Smokey Mountains where I could chill and relax after daily hikes with my husband and kids recharged me. I usually like to write (or edit) […]
Beth Green 