My, oh my. I've recently crossed 20k words on my current discovery draft. I'm still having A BLAST writing it. I'm still desperately clinging to the fun part of the writing — the anything-goes, no plot only vibes, it is what it is style of writing. This very much feels like the old writing habit… Continue reading Discovery Drafting – 20,000 Words Down!
Caroline Donahue posted an amazing article recently about altering goals to be framed with what we can control. Usually, when you set a goal and don’t reach it, you’ve done one of three things: Made success contingent on someone else Been unrealistic about the time and energy you have to devote to the goal You… Continue reading Reframing My Goal and Making a Plan
Almost halfway through my novel revisions and I can definitely say I have entered the "rewrite" territory of some chapters and scenes. What I've found surprising about this is that instead of having no direction and losing my way, I'm actually MORE sure that I know what needs to be said. I've found myself changing… Continue reading Entering the Rewriting Part of Revisions
Subtle Stories 