Words used to flow easily for me. Not so much, these days. I — like you, I am sure — am struggling to get words down in a regular manner. The puzzling thing for me was why am I struggling? I’m not sick. No one in my immediate family is sick (thanks to whoever […]
Distractions Always Happen, and You Aren’t ‘Less Than’ Because of Them Read More »
This week’s log: Monday: Plotting Tuesday: 3,034 Words Wednesday: 5,893 Words Thursday: 4,285 Words Friday: Nothing. For a total of 13,212 words, which puts me in a 6,788 word deficit. I wasn’t going to do a work log post today, because last week was still a bit of a scramble, which was embarrassing. However,
Weekly Log – March 10, 2020: In Recovery Read More »
Well. Who saw that coming? The last time I posted anything, I blithely spoke about getting back to normal, picking up the traces, after being handed a life roll that flattened me for a while. Then Covid19 reached Canada and the borders were closed and… …I should probably back up a bit, because just like
Get Up, Get Up, Get Up! Read More »
This week’s log: Monday: Plotting Tuesday: Plotting Wednesday: Plotting Thursday: Plotting Friday: Plotting As the image hints, I’ve been dealing with a disaster in the family and it has knocked me off center for weeks now…and I thought I had been dealing with it just fine. However, as Marcus Aurelius insisted, I have slowly
Weekly Log – March 10, 2020: In Recovery Read More »
YouTube allowed creators to monetize their channels a few years ago. That resulted in an ocean of video content being uploaded A great deal of that content is information or instructional in nature. If ever you wonder where the how-to blogs all went to (remember those?), then browse YouTube for 20 minutes, and type “writing
Staying On Top Of The Video Info Mountain Read More »
This week’s log: Monday: Plotting Tuesday: Plotting Wednesday: Plotting Thursday: Plotting Friday: Plotting + 1,626 words (book started) Plotting usually comes more easily to me, but this book was painful. I’m a couple of days behind now, but I should be able to catch up without too much effort. Onwards….! t. [fusion_separator style_type=”shadow” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=””
Weekly Log – February 11, 2020: A painful week Read More »
Fast Does Not Equal Crap…but here’s what does. 2020 Edition. I received yet another review the other day, marvelling at the high standard of writing, which surprised them, given how fast I write books (and they don’t know about the other pen name, either). I sighed and moved on…I thought. Only, my brain kept
Fast Does Not Equal Crap…but here’s what does. Read More »
Book #18 for the year was finished on Saturday, and this was the one tripping me up because of the unfamiliar genre. Once I got over myself, it zoomed along.
Weekly Log – February 4, 2020: Rolling again. Read More »
It’s one of life’s bizarre anomalies. I stopped writing blog posts, and traffic shot up when I did. I won’t read the obvious into that. 😊 But it has been an interesting few weeks “off”. I have been doing a lot of other stuff in the meantime—some seismic scale shifts in direction and focus
Taking Time For Yourself. Read More »
I think we’ve all been there. Especially in day jobs where we’re showing up only for the pay cheque; on days where you just don’t want to be there, you find ways to look busy that don’t actually tax your brain too much. That’s busywork. When you are working for yourself, though, there is zero
Busywork versus Actual Work. How to figure it out. Read More »
