Category: my life
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Friday’s Findings: Writers Retreat
This weekend, I’m having a writer’s retreat. I’m the only one attending. Two of my friends are going on their 2nd honeymoon and asked me if I’d like to watch their cat and their awesome house. How is it awesome? First of all, it’s gorgeous. Secondly, it’s in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by forest…
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NaNo Update
Just a quick update on my NaNoWriMo project. Over the weekend I reached 30k words, which was my goal. I’m pleased with how it’s going, but, of course, NaNo is about just getting it down on paper (or on the computer). Some things going well: I’ve written something for every scene in the story. Sometimes…
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Friday’s Findings
I’m trying something new this year for NaNoWriMo. I’m jumping around. Not up and down in my chair, but around the manuscript. Usually, I write in a linear fashion. I start at the beginning and write the scenes in order. This year I’ve decided to skip around my WIP. Why am I trying this? The…
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This Year: Why My NaNoWriMo Is Going So … Great
Nanowrimo first week update: Taking a short break from writing my NaNoWriMo project for an update and access how I’m feeling. Overall, I feel like this year’s NaNo is going fantastic. I would have to say it’s the best NaNo experience I’ve had, and I’ve been doing it since 2008. Why is it going so…
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Ideas for Organizing Your Writing Space
Looking for some ways to organize your writing space? Let me share how I organize my writing files digitally. I create a folder called WRITING. Within that folder, I have three sub-folders: Writing ProjectsIn this sub-folder, I create a sub-folder for each current writing project I’m working on. This has really helped me have a…
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Friday’s Findings
I enjoy a writing group I joined on Facebook. It’s a small group, only 20 or so, and it’s focused on supporting each other during this year’s NaNoWriMo. For a while, I’ve always thought being a part of a small group on social media is a great way for people to support each other. Whether…
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Friday’s Findings
I’m doing word sprints in preparation for NaNoWriMo. Yes, I’m training like an athlete trains for a race. In this case, I sit in my chair, set my phone for 20 minutes and write non-stop on my WIP (not my NaNoWriMo project). If you think about it, isn’t this a great way to write a…
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Friday’s Findings
I made some big headway this week as I plan my story for National Novel Writing Month 2021. I have my protagonist sketched out. I have my plot summarized for each scene. If it were November 1st, I’d be all set. This year I’m taking a month from my regular writing projects to write a…
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Friday’s Findings
A couple weekends ago–Labor Day weekend–I decided to check off at least one item on my to-do: reorganize my walk-in closet. Now, this walk-in closet not only served as a place for my clothes, but also as my writing/graphic design studio. But the problem was this: it had become a junk room. I could barely…
