I can't help it! I get so excited when working on something new that I just have to throw it at somebody. Usually, it's my critique group that happens bi-monthly. I love my group dearly (I have a freaking tattoo dedicated to that little writers collective). However, I think I share my projects too early… Continue reading I always share projects too early.
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!
Here's some honesty for you. I've tried to write three different posts. I scrapped all of them. Why? Either they were too vulnerable and I worried I was sharing too much, or I thought they were boring and whiney after rereading them, or I was suddenly very worried about what other people would say. This… Continue reading A loud internal Critic, Discovery Drafting, and no plot to be found
Something clicked last week. I decided to write what I wanted for as long as I could. What resulted was about 7,000 words over the next five days on a new project. I'd written a summary for this one thinking I'd work on it "when I had time" or "after my edit was done." That… Continue reading Writing Just for Me
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
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