Welcome in, 2022. The last couple of years have been a gentle spiral down, and I find myself finally rising up out of the mud to unfurl my lotus petals. In 2021, I focused on measuring all writing – not …
My 11th NaNoWriMo
So… I told myself I wouldn’t do NaNoWriMo this year… And then 9pm of October 31st happened. I thought about a novel I began in 2013 and have not touched since May 2013… Well, it’s the second week of November, …
Prioritising Projects
I haven’t written any fiction since April 6th. I know I’m not alone in having my routines shaken up by a certain world-wide event, but it doesn’t make it any less frustrating. For those of you who have been following …
Revising a Novel Manuscript [Commitments & Planning]
It’s mid-July. I have officially written a total of 1,000 words this YEAR. And this weekend, I finally feel ready to step back into storycraft. The Decision I can’t really explain what has shifted, except that my desire to write …
Lessons in Wanting Too Much (& Doing Just Enough)
It’s the end of May, and this year, you may have noticed, my weekly post schedule has pretty much fallen to a monthly post, after 2 years of consistent, weekly content. Assessing the Signs My little project percentage bar on …
2019 :: Closing on 2018 and Mapping Out This Year
“Will somebody, let me see the light within the dark trees shadowing. What’s happenin? Looking through the glass find the wrong within the past knowing. We are youth. Cut until it bleeds inside a world without the peace, face it. …