I have a special place in my heart for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). It's how I kept up my writing during high school and college and into "adulthood." But, it's also a ridiculously difficult goal to keep when you don't have as much free time as before. Not only the free time, but I… Continue reading On not doing Nanowrimo this year.
There's a lot of creatives who will tell you that in order to have original and interesting ideas, you first have to let yourself be bored. Heck, to have any new ideas you have to be bored. Why? Because that gives your brain enough time to try and make something up. If you're constantly running… Continue reading Burnout Recovery – Doing nothing
It has come to my attention, thanks to a dear friend, that I am doing "a lot" right now. Which honestly, fair. When I break it down into a to do list...it makes me tired to look at. Line-edit freelancing Drawing class 1x per week Writing critique group 2x per month Wedding planning Working standard… Continue reading It’s not writer’s block…it’s burnout
But not for a new degree or even in the traditional sense. I started taking a continuing education course on the fundamentals of drawing. Why? Because it sounded fun and I missed the meditative state that drawing and painting used to bring me. I want to improve some art skills to help my career, yes,… Continue reading I went back to school!
I didn't really know what to expect from a developmental editor. Sure, I know how I edit things and how my critique group comments on pieces, but I didn't know how that would look from somebody else. If you, like me, don't know what to expect from a developmental editor, let me break it down… Continue reading Developmental Edits are in!
Subtle Stories 