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by | Nov 3, 2019 | Blog, Life, Writing

My apologies to you all who were looking for more help getting ready for NaNoWriMo. I just needed to write this today… Writers live with failure. We live with rejection. It’s just part of the business of being a creative. Is it any wonder, then, that we’re like...
Planning, Journaling and Collaboration

Planning, Journaling and Collaboration

by | Sep 29, 2019 | Blog, Life, Self-publishing, Writing

With the start of October, we move into something I hadn’t realized existed—Planner Season! Apparently, October is the time when people start thinking about what planner they’re going to use the following year. They look at all of the offerings out there and decide...
Is Imposter Syndrome stopping you from writing?

Is Imposter Syndrome stopping you from writing?

by | Sep 22, 2019 | Blog, Life, Method, Writing

Are you an imposter? Or do you worry that you might be one? If so, you’re not alone. There’s been a lot of talk recently about imposter syndrome because it affects so many incredibly talented and intelligent people, and yes, you might be one of them. Last week we...
Schedule Your Writing

Schedule Your Writing

by | Sep 8, 2019 | Blog, Life, Method, Writing

As I get further in Accountability (yes, with a capital A), I’m thinking of all the things an author has to do to get themselves to sit down and finish the damned book. That is the goal, after all. That is the entire point. There are so many things that are stopping...
Carving out time to write

Carving out time to write

by | Aug 11, 2019 | Blog, Life, Method, Writing

Summer is hard. Life is hard. There are so many things distracting us from working, from writing. Personally, I’ve been traveling and readjusting to being back in the US (we’re just here for one month). I’m back in my own apartment and suddenly find so many things I...
What Makes You Feel Like A Real Author

What Makes You Feel Like A Real Author

by | Aug 4, 2019 | Blog, Life, Self-publishing, Writing

The Writer’s Well Podcast has done it again. They’ve asked an incredibly fascinating and thought-provoking question: What makes you feel like a real author? They asked this of each other—the two hosts Rachel Herron and J. Thorn, as well as one of Rachel’s friends,...