Posted on February 6, 2023 Leave a Comment
Distracts me. Yes, I have been writing a little each day or several times a week. But it’s random scenes and characters that I want to get out of my brain. It is not related to any of my writing/editing goals. It’s not Red Hour, which I really want to get back to but I […]
Posted on January 23, 2023 Leave a Comment
Can be tricky. I’ve read the writing advice: it’s important to read books in the genre you write in (and outside of it). Of course you grow through actually writing and engaging in peer review, but you can also grow by diving into the work of other writers. The imagination of others can spark new […]
Posted on January 9, 2023 Leave a Comment
2023 edition. Happy New Year! Fingers crossed most of these goals get accomplished this year… Bonds of Magic series: Dreamcatcher series: Red Hour: Other: Wish me luck in 2023!
Posted on December 26, 2022 Leave a Comment
And thanks for all the fish, I mean growth. This year has been incredible. I grew as a writer thanks to my amazing critique group and new author connections. I’ve been posting almost daily on bookstagram and I’m having so much fun with that community—I even caved and made a couple reels! I read a […]
Posted on December 12, 2022 Leave a Comment
Especially when everyone gets the plague. We had a wonderful vacation during the Thanksgiving holiday and returned home to succumb to the plague. The hubs spent several days isolating in the master suite since he was the only one to test positive for The Illness Which Shall Not Be Named. The teen was mostly over […]
Posted on November 28, 2022 Leave a Comment
Should last throughout the year. I try to approach each day with a spirit of gratitude and thanksgiving. Do I always meet that goal? Heck no! But I try. I absolutely say “thank you” dozens of times a day to everyone I come across no matter how big or small their action was. I want […]
Posted on November 14, 2022 Leave a Comment
If there is a good reason. During the past couple of weeks, I put a clean copy of Seeds of Power to the side and vowed not to open it again. I edited my query letter and my synopsis, but both need a little more work before I am ready to move forward. I decided […]
Posted on October 17, 2022 1 Comment
So it’s time to take the next step. I spent the past two weeks reading Seeds of Power one more time. I moved some commas and changed a few phrases. That’s it. And yes, I enjoyed reading it! I remember the scenes I’ve cut over the years—some I really liked and some that I’ll be […]
Posted on October 3, 2022 Leave a Comment
To get back to my writing goals. After a summer writing slump and a very busy start to the school year, I am finally catching my breath and ready to refocus on my creative work. I’m going to read Seeds of Power one more time and edit my drafted query letter. I threw out my […]
Posted on September 19, 2022 Leave a Comment
And I love where it takes me. I enjoy participating in Instagram bookish challenges, looking at my books in new ways as I try to fit the theme, or thinking carefully as I answer questions about myself or reading habits. I have to write less on social media than my usual writing projects, watching wordcount […]