Since the Stephen King Writing Challenge went so well, I came up with two new challenges. One simple, one brutal. Without giving any details, I asked my followers on Twitter and Instagram to vote on what they’d like to see me do. Twitter Results The Twitter poll was pretty clear cut. People want me to…
On Monday, I realized that #pitmad was coming up on September 3rd, and I worked myself into a tizzy. I told friends, family, and – most embarrassing of all – my Twitter followers that I was going to join this year. Hell, I was going to join AND rock everyone’s socks off! Yeah, that didn’t…
So it’s been a week since I created and took on the Stephen King Writing Challenge, and, to put it mildly, I’ve been keeping busy. I’ve been cheering on authors @ASebuchi, @tinasammich, @authorsantanas, and @cr_burman as they’ve taken up the challenge themselves. (They’re doing amazing!) I’ve also been talking to writer’s groups, writing a 1000…
Overall, I like doing writing challenges. It keeps my mind off of the state of the world for a bit, and helps me tone up my writing skills. And sure, the challenges can get difficult at times, but generally it’s a great experience. But not this. I HATED DOING THIS. And I was the one…