This month, it feels like all I do is write. I write blog posts and emails and website SEO and social media blurbs for clients. I write fiction every day because I'd really like to get this draft done by the end of the month. I write emails to prospective clients and people I'd like to network with. I write posts for this blog, and comments on other blogs, and I even manage to compose an occasional email to my sister who is overseas. ... Read more
Getting Past the Halfway Slump
Halfway through any big project is (for me at least) when the slump hits. Whether it's an email series for a client, a blog post for myself, or (hi November!) trying to bang out 50k words for NaNo in the midst of all my other work... hitting the halfway point stinks. For me, it's not so much an issue of writer's block as it is writer's overwhelm-ment. I think too much about the BIG PICTURE and I freak myself out.
I have to finish 3000 words today.
I need to write 3 sales emails by tomorrow morning.
I have no idea what to put in this blog post.
Sometimes thinking about the big ... Read more20+ Markets for Short Fiction
I've recently come to love writing short stories as a way to hone my fiction.
Short stories force you to chose your words carefully and deliberately, and to cut out all the unnecessary padding that can sneak its way into novels. (All of these are things I need to work on!)
But it can be difficult for writers to find places to publish short fiction, and even more difficult to find places that will pay you for it. So, I spend a little time putting together a reference list. It's by no means exhaustive, but it's a good starting point if you have a story you want to find a home for.
... Read moreIt’s November, which means NaNo(ish)…
There are only two rules: 1. Butt goes in chair. 2. Words go on page. (Chair is optional.) ... Read more
October Wrap-Up
This month, I tried to take a little more time for myself. I scheduled dinners and drinks with friends I hadn't seen in a while. I started running regularly again. I met my husband for lunch once a week. And it made a huge difference in my energy level. Lesson learned - if I'm going to work at home, I need to schedule time to get myself out of the house. ... Read more
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