So for the past month I've been seriously struggling with my writing. I've done a lot of work on my writing, but I haven't really written anything. I've outlined and outlined and outlined, and I've done so many character sketches that I've run out of characters to sketch. But I haven't written anything. I… Continue reading Tips to Finish
Category: Inspiration
Pep Talk #4
Again, this post isn't actually a pep talk, but I figured it would be easier to group all the NaNoWriMo inspiration together. This post is actually based off of Stephanie Perkins' 5 Tips for NaNoWriMo survival. It's focused on being stuck. At this point in NaNoWriMo, you're about 3/4th of the… Continue reading Pep Talk #4
Pep Talk #3
Okay, so I'm not going to go crazy with this blog post since I'm feeling under the weather and I'm probably going to ramble a lot more than I want to. I've had the remains of a sore throat for weeks, but then it settled into a full on cold, complete with a headache.… Continue reading Pep Talk #3
Pep Talk #2
I've written another chapter since my last post. That means I'm at 22,238 words total and 8,121 words since November started. I'm almost halfway to my goal. I really hope that I can stay motivated for the rest of the month. After looking at the rest of my week, I've got high hopes… Continue reading Pep Talk #2
Pep Talk
As I promised in my last post, I'm going to post NaNoWriMo and other writing inspiration talks from the NaNoWriMo site. I think the NaNoWriMo pep talks are really cool because they get so many different types of authors to write letters directly to the participants. Famous authors are talking to people like… Continue reading Pep Talk
Modern Day Fairy Tales
As I'm working on the rewrite of Rose, I've discovered some struggles with my characters and the Point of View of the story. Searching for inspiration on Pinterest, I found this fun little article from missliterati.com that talks about how to approach writing a modern day fairy tale. The first step, obviously, is to pick… Continue reading Modern Day Fairy Tales
Motivation and the Evil Block
One of the hardest things writers encounter are blocks. Mental blocks make it incredibly hard for a writer to keep writing. It's hard to say what causes a mental block because every writer is different. Every writer has a different process. My process consists of lots of research, hand writing a really rough… Continue reading Motivation and the Evil Block