I wanted to talk a little bit about pulling yourself out of a writing slump. Sometimes as a writer, I find myself feeling really creative. Words spin out of me with barely any effort at all, and writing feels good. I’m entranced by every word I’ve written. I’m proud of what I’ve done. And then... Continue Reading →
Writing Prompts, Part Two
Happy Monday again! Another week flew by, but I have to say while it had its ups and down, I definitely had an improved writing week. I definitely lost some time to write this month, but I made up for it the past few days. I started writing some poetry and managed to write five... Continue Reading →
Writing Prompts
Let’s face it. Writing is hard. Sometimes the act of writing is easy. We have an idea, a first sentence, a word, and we run with it. Other times writing feels impossible. Maybe it’s our mood. We had a bad day, and at the end of it, we’re not able to create. If you’re a... Continue Reading →
Monthly Writing Check-In
Back in May, I started a monthly goal writing document which highlighted my writing goals for the rest of the year. Then every month, around the 10th, I did a check in and wrote down what I accomplished related to writing in the last month. This kind of served a few purposes. On the one... Continue Reading →
How I Fell Back in Love with Writing
November has rolled in, and I decided to participate in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). The last time I took part in NaNoWriMo was back in 2015 (yikes!). I wrote over 90,000 words of a fantasy novel in a single month, squeezing in writing time before and after work and sometimes even on my lunch... Continue Reading →