Tag: Covid-19
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NaNoWriMo Update: Playing Catch Up This Weekend
Last Saturday I came down with Covid symptoms. First time ever (as far as I know). For the next few days, I wrote only a little. Result: got behind in my word count. I’ve been off work all week, so I wrote all week and got ahead, right? Nope. Like I said, I wrote very…
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Friday’s Findings: Record Your Feelings
First, here are some articles on writing I came across this week: Writing Do’s And Don’ts: Room Settings Is Self-Publishing a Good Choice for Your Novel? Novel writing: tips for faster first drafts Five Common Beginning Writer Storytelling Mistakes Everyone is getting the COVID-19 vaccine. Why can’t I? Some of us are choosing to get vaccinated. Some…
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Friday’s Findings
Writing is healing. I haven’t hugged my mom since January. This thought occurred to me earlier this week, and I burst out in tears. Yes, we’ve gotten together for walks outside, wearing masks, keeping six feet apart. We talk on the phone once or twice a week. But I haven’t hugged her lately. So this…
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Did a little reading this morning
Swept off the back deck for the first time this spring. Going to enjoy the beautiful day and finish reading a book. Better than staying inside all weekend.
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Friday’s Findings
During this period of COVID-19 crisis, each person who writes finds himself or herself in his own unique situation. Some are furloughed from work. Some are working at jobs considered essential. Some who write full-time already may not find their writing routine changed much. I am blessed to have a job during this time. Fortunately,…
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Friday’s Finding
Here are some articles on writing I’ve come across lately. My hope for you is you to stay safe. Find motivation to improve your writing craft as a way to remain mentally healthy if you are at home for an extended period of time. Fueling Your Writing With Feeling How to End a Story: Top…
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Friday’s Findings
Semicolons. I think of them as the yellow on a traffic stoplight. But I admit it. I love using the semicolon. When I write a rough draft, I indulge my semicolon addiction, but when I self-edit, I have to rewrite most of the sentences where I use them. They are like spice; I use them…
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The Worst Thing About All This
I wrote this last week as I tried to grasp how much sacrifice we are all going to make. My heart goes out to those families who have lost loved ones, the biggest sacrifice of all. Even though the following is about something less devastating, it is my attempt to express how I came to…
Andrew M. Friday 