Happy pre-Friday, everyone. Continuing in yesterday’s vein, there’s a lot to be said about how to make sense of the inner journey. I know I struggle with it–not because I don’t understand the concept, but because delving into deep, dark emotion and exposing those gaping raw wounds we all hide within ourselves is not something I do. Sure, I examine my feelings. I try to make sense of them in […]
It’s been a few days since I’ve posted, so I thought I better pop on and explain the absence. Plus, I found another good article by agent Donald Maass, who has always made good sense to me. This week I’ve been on an outer journey. I didn’t go anywhere, but I’ve been stepping outside of my comfort zone to understand a new and complicated software application that leaders at my […]
Every day, I read a sampling of my growing blog favorites to see what other writers are up to, and seek a little inspiration along the way. One of them is {Courage 2 Create}, written by Ollin Morales. Started a little over a year ago, his blog has quickly grown into one of the top blogs on the internet these days. His post today is one of the reasons why. […]
For those who are following the progress of my novel, today was a great day. Great days of writing have been few and far between lately. After a frustrating weekend, I finally hit a groove, completing an entire scene. This brings my total word count up to 107,500 words. Here’s a brief excerpt from today’s draft: “So, have you kept up your training since?” “Of course. It’s great exercise.” “Show […]
Tonight I’m thinking about motivation–partly because I’m lacking any. It has been a long day. Work takes so much mental energy, I sometimes feel like I’ve been sucked dry. Truthfully, I would like nothing more than to sit here and watch TV or movies or read a book But I have my own book to write. And while all of the above is true, tonight they’re all excuses that I […]
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