Writing is hard. No one is going to disagree with that.
Often, writers don’t even know which aspects of writing they struggle with the most; those unknown unknowns of writing, which by nature are that much more difficult to address.
Category Archives: Writing
The Last Full Moment Before the Very Last Moment: My Third-Quarter 2020 Goals Check-In/Reassessment
The third quarter, for me in any case, is the one that makes or breaks the year.
In the matter of achieving year-long goals it really does feel like the point where shit, as they say, gets Real.
At the Halfway Point of Infinity: My Second-Quarter 2020 Goals Check-In/Reassessment
2020 feels like it’s already lasted 57 decades.
But we’ve now passed the official midpoint of the year.
I Made My First Ever Aesthetic! (With No Help From My Mind’s Eye Whatsoever)
I always wanted to make an aesthetic for my WIP, though I wasn’t sure that I could.
Originally, this was due to my not understanding them as an artform. I knew they were collages of evocative photos that represents one’s story, and that they’re a common way for writers to discuss and promote their work on social media, particularly Twitter.
Nobody Expects a Global Pandemic: My First-Quarter 2020 Goals Check-In/Reassessment
The inspirational title of my day planner for 2020 is “Grand Plans”.
It’s funny how so many sayings about plans are negative ones:
“If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans.”
“No plan survives first contact with an opposing force.”
“Life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans.”
A Word on Word Choice When Writing Historical Fiction (pt. 2)
(Continued from Part 1)
Last week, I wrote about the care I take with word choice in writing
Specifically, the first of three questions that I ask myself in attempting to create a narrative that sounds of a bygone era for historical fiction.
A Word on Word Choice When Writing Historical Fiction
As writers, we all naturally pay close attention to the words we use in our prose.
Being a writer of historical fiction has made me even more mindful of word choice.
Making Grand Plans: My 2020 New Year’s Resolutions
Every year I make New Year’s Resolutions, but last year, I conceived of them in a different way.
A way more conducive to my successfully achieving them.
Old Year’s Resolution Roundup: My Year-End 2019 Goals Check-In/Reassessment
And so 2019 draws to a close.
All year I’ve been working toward my three major goals for the year that I set on January 1, 2019 (my New Year’s Resolutions).
One More Reason to Keep a Journal
Earlier this year, I blogged about reasons to keep a journal.
I did this primarily to convince myself to follow my own advice.
