Charting the Unknown: SFF Writing Adventures and 2024 Ambitions How do I pick between so many writing goals for the new year? Daily word count? Weekly word count? Query letter? Finishing X amount of my novel? Writing longer chapters, 2000 word count (wc) or 3000 each? How many novellas should I write? I write in […]
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Year-End Review of 2023 Throughout 2023 I tracked and logged my progress in three areas: Writing, Exercise, and Work. I am primarily following James Clear, author of Atomic Habits, the process of answering 3 questions. What went well? What didn’t go so well? What am I working toward? This is my 2nd self-review, see my
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Books I’ve Read This Year 2023 Throughout 2023 I requested Goodreads.com to track my reading of my Kindle and Audible.com to track my audible reads. I’m pretty sure I managed to get 20 NEW books read this year. But I’ll find out in a minute when I start listing them down. I know I bought
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The ABCs of Awesomeness: Adding Brilliance to Your Manuscripts Writing is a grand tapestry, woven with threads of creativity, imagination, and words. In a world where countless narratives compete for our attention, it’s the distinct and unconventional stories that stand out. What are some areas that set your written work apart from the rest of
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Use the Power of Emotion: Persuasive Storytelling Emotional storytelling is a powerful tool that allows the writer to connect to the reader by appealing to a reader’s emotions. Tapping into your audience by evoking empathy, sympathy, joy, or other relevant feelings, writers can influence a reader’s opinions, decisions, and behaviors. Methods such as advocating for
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Journey to Writerly Excellence: Areas to Strengthen Have you ever wondered what sets authors like J.K. Rowling, Stephen King, J.R.R. Tolkien, and George R.R. Martin apart, making their literary works iconic and unforgettable? These names have become synonymous with literary excellence, but was it all just a matter of chance? As you delve into the
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Ink and Inner Balance of Creative Fires: Fanning Flames of Imagination with Self-Care It’s almost PrepTober my fellow writers. Wowza! For those who are participating in Nanowrimo this is the prepping month, only a measly 31 days, of October. It is the strategy month before you write, write, write, and write some more. To paraphrase
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Wellness on the Write Track: Thriving Through NaNoWriMo Navigating the NaNoWriMo marathon of creativity is an extreme sport for writers. Prioritizing your well-being can be challenging but is entirely possible. In this blog, I offer tips to help writers maintain momentum through well-being. “It’s just 30 days.” “Just 1667 words a day.” “No worries. I’ve
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Success in Your Pajamas: Because Pants Are Overrated During NaNoWriMo Is it PrepTober yet? For those who are participating in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), this is the prepping month of October. Are you expecting victory with completing your NaNoWriMo goals? Did you remember your health? “One of the biggest factors of success is the
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Storyteller’s Sanctuary: Self-Care Strategies for Writers During NaNoWriMo For those who are participating in Nanowrimo, this is the prepping month of October. PREPARE TO WRITE YOUR NOVEL! It is zooming our way. In just a blink, you’ll be whisked away to whatever story you plan to write by actually putting your butt in a chair
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