Five Days. Three Goals. Finish the initial review of Picture of the Past (appr. 70 pages)Finish doing a deep dive breakdown of Drawn Into Love (appr. 275 pages)Get up to 60k words in my current WIP (10,778 words) That’s what I’ve been working on this week. So far I have finished #1, and not startedContinueContinue reading “Just a Snippet”
Tag Archives: Writing
Facing My Book
Today, I am doing something in my writing career that I have never done before. I…am creating an outline. Yup. A book outline. As in, writing down the scenes, the purposes of the scenes, the character goals and motivations, etc. Basically, I’m creating the most epic spreadsheet ever to break this book down into theContinueContinue reading “Facing My Book”
Storytellers Conference: Day 3
There were only two free sessions today, but they were the best of the conference! Granted, they were (finally!!) about fiction, so I may be biased. But seriously, I took almost three pages of notes on just the two and the only reason I didn’t take more is because the final session had a handout.ContinueContinue reading “Storytellers Conference: Day 3”
Storytellers Conference: Day 2
Building your Brand with Flourish Writers The first session today was supposed to be Deep and Simple Writing, but the speaker cancelled at the last minute, so the host stepped in with the building your brand presentation! I am ashamed to say I missed the name of the actual presenter (I think it might haveContinueContinue reading “Storytellers Conference: Day 2”
Storytellers Virtual Conference: Day 1
I had the opportunity this week to attend the Storytellers Virtual Writers Retreat by Flourish Writers. It was free to attend, unless I chose to pay for the all-access pass which offered additional benefits, including access to the recordings, and since I didn’t think I would get to attend any writer’s conference this year IContinueContinue reading “Storytellers Virtual Conference: Day 1”
That Elusive Acceptance
Last month, I received my first acceptance letter, along with a check for $20. I know, I know, you are wondering why on earth, I didn’t write about it right away?? Or even in last week’s blog post?? The answer to that is complex, and I’m not going to bore you by retyping my three-pageContinueContinue reading “That Elusive Acceptance”
Moving Forward
It has been three weeks since I got back from my month-long road trip, honestly the trip of a lifetime, and yes, I know this is my first blog post since. I knew that I would probably put off writing a blog post for a while, if only because I wrote one almost every dayContinueContinue reading “Moving Forward”
The Tale of a Beast
I turned and looked at myself in the remains of the shattered glass. It was true. I was a now, officially, a beast. I’ve been working my way through Gail Carson Levine’s book Writing Magic far longer than I am going to admit to. I love it because, although it seems to be aimed atContinueContinue reading “The Tale of a Beast”
One Scene at a Time
Far more often than not, being a successful writer entails just getting your bum in a chair and working, whether you feel like it or not. Technically, I know this, and yet it is hard to force myself to do it. It’s just writing. I don’t feel inspired. I can always write/edit later, right? OneContinueContinue reading “One Scene at a Time”
Bloomers and Perspectives
I think one of the least talked-about trials of a writer is figuring out which WIP to actually work on. I’ve been intending to work on Picture of the Past (PoP) for the last three weeks, but in reality, I’ve mostly worked on some research. . . and Drawn Into Love. This week, though, IContinueContinue reading “Bloomers and Perspectives”
Forest Idylls 