Uncategorized How To Get a NaNoWriMo Project Back On Track
December 1, 2020 admin

Did you decide to do NaNoWriMo this year? Great! In participating you joined a long line of talented writers who have found fellowship, support, and success in this yearly challenge. But you might not have been as good as you should have been. Maybe life just knocked you for a loop. Maybe you got writer's block and had a hard time getting around it. Maybe you spent an entire weekend watching True Crime YouTube Videos and suddenly found yourself 3,000 words behind. Whatever your issue, NaNoWriMo can quickly turn from a joy to a struggle. And as the days tick...

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Uncategorized How to rock #PitMad, even if you’re not participating.
September 3, 2020 admin

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 happen. Part of it was looking over my manuscript and realizing that it needed at least a week of intense edits. Part of it was talking to a client about a complex issue that required multiple appointments. Part of it was realizing that the table...

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Uncategorized Why most writers aren’t going to write everyday.
February 17, 2020 admin

Today's going to be a busy day. I've got to put in 6 hours at my favorite client's office, make it back home by 4:00pm to let the gas man in, visit with my mother, and run about a thousand smaller errands. But the main thing I'm worried about? Finding time to write. It's hard to find time to be creative on busy days. A mind buzzing with a dozen time-sensitive tasks doesn't want to be creative. I should know. I created three other blog post drafts this weekend. They all should have been ready to post today. But I...

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