Tag: author's life
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Creativity During Tough Times
There are two types of people in the world: those who channel their stress into creativity during tough times, and those who feel blocked by it. 2020 was a year of tough times, and 2021 seems to be heading in that same direction. (Insert: face-palm.) If you’re like me, you might find that you need…
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Why I Made 100 Rejections My Goal
Happy 2021! Somehow we managed to survive the dumpster fire that was 2020, and I think we’re all looking ahead to a better 2021. One thing I love to do every year is to set goals for myself. I set goals in every area of my life, and of course, that includes writing. One of…
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Project NaNoWriMo: The Finish Line!
WE DID IT! Today is the last day of NaNoWriMo, 2020 everyone! (Insert jazz hands and party poppers) I don’t know how you’re feeling, but I am full-on exhausted and elated. (Full confession: I finished my draft a couple of days ago. I still want to celebrate the end of November.) Thirty days of writing.…
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Project NaNoWriMo: When the Going Gets Tough
Holy cow, things are getting hard. My writing is nowhere near where I would like it to be, and I’m frustrated with myself. And maybe, if you started this NaNoWriMo project with me, you can relate. Because writing is HARD. Why is it so Hard? I don’t think it matters what you write, eventually you…
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Project NaNoWriMo: The Muddy Middle
Ugh. I have officially hit the middle, and it is one ugly, muddled mess. Things keep popping up in my story that need more presence in the beginning, characters haven’t decided if they’re major or minor, events transpire that are based on actions that have happened in the past, but don’t exist in the manuscript…
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Project NaNoWriMo: Getting Started
It’s the first day of NaNoWriMo! I’m so excited, I can hardly stand it. I hope this enthusiasm carries me through the next 30 days, because I know it’s going to get really hard once I’m up to my eyeballs in words and self-doubt. (Because self-doubt is very, VERY real.) I thought I’d share with…
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Project NaNoWriMo: Gearing Up!
One more week until NaNoWriMo! I’m super pumped and I’m craving getting back into a story, but I will hold out until November first before I start drafting. In the mean time, I thought I’d just share with you a few recent updates and what I’ve been working on… Book Reviews I’m going to take…
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The Second Draft
As I sit here typing this, my printer (super old, and super crappy printer) is chugging out the pages of the second draft of my YA fantasy novel. And I am both elated and exhausted. It’s done. I did it. Despite my tendency to doubt or think it’s not worth it, I managed to finished…
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The Waiting is the Hardest Part
You write a piece. After pouring hours of work into drafting, revising, editing, and proofreading a story or article, you’re ready to submit. You research publications to submit to and draft a cover letter, query letter, or pitch. You take the time to follow their specific submission guidelines, and format your manuscript to that publication’s…
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