My one and only goal for 2024 is to finish rewrites of my manuscript. It's not even to "finish" the book, but just to finish the rewrites based on my developmental edit. My developmental editor gave me some wonderful suggestions. The first one I'm tackling is to make Chapter 1 more engaging. By that I… Continue reading Finally jumping back in
There is a very strong reaction at the end of the year to focus on all the things you didn't get done. With writing, that can go the next level. Projects that didn't get off the ground, edits that didn't get done, and so many words unwritten. But, that doesn't give proper acknowledgement to all… Continue reading Start with what you DID do
Am I writing yet? No. But am I doing better? Yes! Taking the time away from my writing is not only giving me the rest I need, but also giving me distance from how I write. I started reading through my manuscript that I had developmental edited. I'm thrilled by the style and voice of… Continue reading Sometimes all you can do is rest
I feel like I've been asleep for the last few months. Maybe it's the weather changing, the daylight waning, or even just the burnout talking, but I feel like there has been a fog over my mind. Burnout is a wild beast. My focus is asleep, everything I try to do is boring, and worst… Continue reading Burnout is like forced hibernation
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.
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