This is one of those rare posts on this blog that I post that is more about the blog than writing. I was going to write a nice email to tell all my subscribers, then thought that, hey, I might as well use this as my post for this coming week. 😉 You ready for a bit of a story time?
Should You Take a Break between Drafts? {Case Study}
A question that has been on my mind as I dive through the first drafts of each book in my trilogy, The Storm Inside, is if I should take a break between each draft.
I took it upon myself to conduct an experience to answer this question. After I finished the first book, The Storm Inside, I leapt directly into The Fire Inside. But after writing The Fire Inside, I took a break that lasted about 2 weeks before starting The Leader Inside.
Which one worked best?
Weird Things that only Writer’s Do: Collaboration!
Whew! Camp NaNoWiMo is officially over! It's time for all of us writers to indulge ourselves in a little celebration; let's start with a fun post today, shall we? 😉 Writers are queer creatures. We do weird things. So, after blogging for nigh on 2 years and 9 months, it's high time for me to … Continue reading Weird Things that only Writer’s Do: Collaboration!
Project Inspire
As it's still Camp NaNoWriMo, it's time for me to do another tag. Today is one that I actually chose out, instead of being tagged for. And I wanted my tag to be more writing related, so here we are with the most writing-related one I found of the ones I looked at (I save links … Continue reading Project Inspire
Get to Know Me Writer’s Tag
As it is Camp NaNoWriMo, I've decided to just do some tags this month instead of my usual posting so that I can focus my free time more on my writing. And here's an old one, back from August 27, 2018. I'm just so good at responding to tags. 😂 Thank you, Liz, for tagging me!
Who is the First Draft for?
When you write the first draft of your book, who do you write it for? Whoever it is will severely affect how it turns out... or if it even turns out at all. With Camp NaNoWriMo upon us and writers launching themselves at some new first drafts (or ones they're currently working on) it's probably a good time for me to drag this post out of my drafts.
Things I’ve Learned from NaNoWriMo: Sprinting
Traveling into the dark abyss called my archives, I found that I've written about this subject before. But at the time, I called it spurts. I also actually stopped doing it until NaNoWriMo. Yay me. Blog post on writing in sprints, take two.
Things I’ve Learned from NaNoWriMo: Habit
"Write every day!" all people scream at you. "Practice, practice, practice!" "Practise makes perfect!" It's enough to make all writers run screaming for the hills. I get it. I've had to listen to this a lot too. So today, I am going to be very careful to not say any of those things to you. Instead, … Continue reading Things I’ve Learned from NaNoWriMo: Habit
Things I’ve Learned from NaNoWriMo: Every Word Counts
When National Novel Writing Month begins, hundreds of writers have their sights set upon a lofty goal of writing 50,000 words. All those glorious zeroes sparkle like stars and many writers are sure that they can do this. *record player scratches to a stop* Pffffft. Uh, no. 😂
Things I’ve Learned from NaNoWriMo: That Perfect Word
Have you ever had difficulty trying to find that *perfect* word? It's on the tip of your tongue, and you know what it means... but don't know what it is. I've been there too, believe me. Today we're going to talk about what you should do when you run across the problem of trying to find your perfect word.