30 Days of Encouragement for NaNoWriMo (and other writers, too!)
Happy Saturday! Hopefully, today has provided you with some extra time to catch up if you’re behind, and maybe get a little ahead of the target word count in preparation for a busy week.
The weekend is a great chance to take a look at your at-home [...]
Category Archives: writing routine
Day 6 – Spruce Up Your Space
Day 4 – Use the Buddy System
30 Days of Encouragement for NaNoWriMo (and other writers, too!)
Believe it or not, some folks have an easier time keeping up with a writing schedule during the week because their schedule is fairly structured. Juggling weekly work and responsibilities requires that writing time be scheduled and kept up with if you want to meet your [...]
Day 3 – Resist the Urge
30 Days of Encouragement for NaNoWriMo (and other writers, too!)
Right about now, you may be starting to feel it. It starts as a tickle at the back of your mind, then perhaps a twitch in your left eye. You get up for a cup of tea and find that the feeling isn’t going away. [...]
Day 2 – Establish your habits
30 Days of Encouragement for NaNoWriMo (and other writers, too!)
Congratulations on beginning this project! You’ve taken a step that, whether driven by a plan or by sudden impulse, is often the hardest for people. You’ve started and managed to churn out a few (or a lot) of words onto the screen.
I want to encourage you [...]
In Solidarity
I’m not a novelist, and don’t really have any current plans to be one. Songs and poems are my preferred (very short) forms. I am, however, someone who loves writing and writers and I admire the spirit of everyone who chooses to spend November slaving over a keyboard. As such, I always get a little [...]
Rebooting.
I’ve been suffering from a case of input overload lately.
With a combination of blogs and news sites, watching a lot of online videos and (God bless it) Netflix, listening to audiobooks and podcasts… I have come down with a classic case of what Julia Cameron calls “over-reading”. There is so much information coming at me [...]
Monkey Mind
Check email. Check Twitter. Read blog post. Refresh Google Reader. Work. Check email. Look at YouTube video a friend sent. Work. Write email. Chat with a friend. Get up and get more coffee. Read Twitter feed. Click on every link in Twitter feed. Work. Repeat.
The above is an example of my typical routine on a [...]
Sometimes, you need to do something drastic.
This is one of those times for me. When I get into a good groove, where I feel comfortable (and I am a creature who loves comfort) I tend to stop taking risks. And risk is part of what creativity is all about.
When I get to this point, I start seeking out Helpers. For me, [...]
There is No "There" There.
I loved Julie’s post today over at Writing Roads about the Phases of the Writer, so please go check it out. ( I have particularly experienced 1, 3, and 5 a lot lately!) It ties in perfectly with my thoughts on cyclical creativity, and the process of writing, and with this post I wanted to [...]
Falling off the wagon with a loud thud.
The past two months have managed to suck me back into a pattern of non-productivity on the writing front. It’s official – I fell off the writing wagon. Work got crazy, My performance schedule got (thegoodkindof) crazy, my allgergies hijacked my body a couple of times, and my brother is getting married at the end [...]
Category Archives: writing routine
Day 6 – Spruce Up Your Space
30 Days of Encouragement for NaNoWriMo (and other writers, too!)
Happy Saturday! Hopefully, today has provided you with some extra time to catch up if you’re behind, and maybe get a little ahead of the target word count in preparation for a busy week.
The weekend is a great chance to take a look at your at-home [...]
Day 4 – Use the Buddy System
30 Days of Encouragement for NaNoWriMo (and other writers, too!)
Believe it or not, some folks have an easier time keeping up with a writing schedule during the week because their schedule is fairly structured. Juggling weekly work and responsibilities requires that writing time be scheduled and kept up with if you want to meet your [...]
Day 3 – Resist the Urge
30 Days of Encouragement for NaNoWriMo (and other writers, too!)
Right about now, you may be starting to feel it. It starts as a tickle at the back of your mind, then perhaps a twitch in your left eye. You get up for a cup of tea and find that the feeling isn’t going away. [...]
Day 2 – Establish your habits
30 Days of Encouragement for NaNoWriMo (and other writers, too!)
Congratulations on beginning this project! You’ve taken a step that, whether driven by a plan or by sudden impulse, is often the hardest for people. You’ve started and managed to churn out a few (or a lot) of words onto the screen.
I want to encourage you [...]
In Solidarity
I’m not a novelist, and don’t really have any current plans to be one. Songs and poems are my preferred (very short) forms. I am, however, someone who loves writing and writers and I admire the spirit of everyone who chooses to spend November slaving over a keyboard. As such, I always get a little [...]
Rebooting.
I’ve been suffering from a case of input overload lately.
With a combination of blogs and news sites, watching a lot of online videos and (God bless it) Netflix, listening to audiobooks and podcasts… I have come down with a classic case of what Julia Cameron calls “over-reading”. There is so much information coming at me [...]
Monkey Mind
Check email. Check Twitter. Read blog post. Refresh Google Reader. Work. Check email. Look at YouTube video a friend sent. Work. Write email. Chat with a friend. Get up and get more coffee. Read Twitter feed. Click on every link in Twitter feed. Work. Repeat.
The above is an example of my typical routine on a [...]
Sometimes, you need to do something drastic.
This is one of those times for me. When I get into a good groove, where I feel comfortable (and I am a creature who loves comfort) I tend to stop taking risks. And risk is part of what creativity is all about.
When I get to this point, I start seeking out Helpers. For me, [...]
There is No "There" There.
I loved Julie’s post today over at Writing Roads about the Phases of the Writer, so please go check it out. ( I have particularly experienced 1, 3, and 5 a lot lately!) It ties in perfectly with my thoughts on cyclical creativity, and the process of writing, and with this post I wanted to [...]
Falling off the wagon with a loud thud.
The past two months have managed to suck me back into a pattern of non-productivity on the writing front. It’s official – I fell off the writing wagon. Work got crazy, My performance schedule got (thegoodkindof) crazy, my allgergies hijacked my body a couple of times, and my brother is getting married at the end [...]
Category Archives: writing routine
Day 6 – Spruce Up Your Space
30 Days of Encouragement for NaNoWriMo (and other writers, too!)
Happy Saturday! Hopefully, today has provided you with some extra time to catch up if you’re behind, and maybe get a little ahead of the target word count in preparation for a busy week.
The weekend is a great chance to take a look at your at-home [...]
Day 4 – Use the Buddy System
30 Days of Encouragement for NaNoWriMo (and other writers, too!)
Believe it or not, some folks have an easier time keeping up with a writing schedule during the week because their schedule is fairly structured. Juggling weekly work and responsibilities requires that writing time be scheduled and kept up with if you want to meet your [...]
Day 3 – Resist the Urge
30 Days of Encouragement for NaNoWriMo (and other writers, too!)
Right about now, you may be starting to feel it. It starts as a tickle at the back of your mind, then perhaps a twitch in your left eye. You get up for a cup of tea and find that the feeling isn’t going away. [...]
Day 2 – Establish your habits
30 Days of Encouragement for NaNoWriMo (and other writers, too!)
Congratulations on beginning this project! You’ve taken a step that, whether driven by a plan or by sudden impulse, is often the hardest for people. You’ve started and managed to churn out a few (or a lot) of words onto the screen.
I want to encourage you [...]
In Solidarity
I’m not a novelist, and don’t really have any current plans to be one. Songs and poems are my preferred (very short) forms. I am, however, someone who loves writing and writers and I admire the spirit of everyone who chooses to spend November slaving over a keyboard. As such, I always get a little [...]
Rebooting.
I’ve been suffering from a case of input overload lately.
With a combination of blogs and news sites, watching a lot of online videos and (God bless it) Netflix, listening to audiobooks and podcasts… I have come down with a classic case of what Julia Cameron calls “over-reading”. There is so much information coming at me [...]
Monkey Mind
Check email. Check Twitter. Read blog post. Refresh Google Reader. Work. Check email. Look at YouTube video a friend sent. Work. Write email. Chat with a friend. Get up and get more coffee. Read Twitter feed. Click on every link in Twitter feed. Work. Repeat.
The above is an example of my typical routine on a [...]
Sometimes, you need to do something drastic.
This is one of those times for me. When I get into a good groove, where I feel comfortable (and I am a creature who loves comfort) I tend to stop taking risks. And risk is part of what creativity is all about.
When I get to this point, I start seeking out Helpers. For me, [...]
There is No "There" There.
I loved Julie’s post today over at Writing Roads about the Phases of the Writer, so please go check it out. ( I have particularly experienced 1, 3, and 5 a lot lately!) It ties in perfectly with my thoughts on cyclical creativity, and the process of writing, and with this post I wanted to [...]
Falling off the wagon with a loud thud.
The past two months have managed to suck me back into a pattern of non-productivity on the writing front. It’s official – I fell off the writing wagon. Work got crazy, My performance schedule got (thegoodkindof) crazy, my allgergies hijacked my body a couple of times, and my brother is getting married at the end [...]
Category Archives: writing routine
Day 6 – Spruce Up Your Space
30 Days of Encouragement for NaNoWriMo (and other writers, too!)
Happy Saturday! Hopefully, today has provided you with some extra time to catch up if you’re behind, and maybe get a little ahead of the target word count in preparation for a busy week.
The weekend is a great chance to take a look at your at-home [...]
Day 4 – Use the Buddy System
30 Days of Encouragement for NaNoWriMo (and other writers, too!)
Believe it or not, some folks have an easier time keeping up with a writing schedule during the week because their schedule is fairly structured. Juggling weekly work and responsibilities requires that writing time be scheduled and kept up with if you want to meet your [...]
Day 3 – Resist the Urge
30 Days of Encouragement for NaNoWriMo (and other writers, too!)
Right about now, you may be starting to feel it. It starts as a tickle at the back of your mind, then perhaps a twitch in your left eye. You get up for a cup of tea and find that the feeling isn’t going away. [...]
Day 2 – Establish your habits
30 Days of Encouragement for NaNoWriMo (and other writers, too!)
Congratulations on beginning this project! You’ve taken a step that, whether driven by a plan or by sudden impulse, is often the hardest for people. You’ve started and managed to churn out a few (or a lot) of words onto the screen.
I want to encourage you [...]
In Solidarity
I’m not a novelist, and don’t really have any current plans to be one. Songs and poems are my preferred (very short) forms. I am, however, someone who loves writing and writers and I admire the spirit of everyone who chooses to spend November slaving over a keyboard. As such, I always get a little [...]
Rebooting.
I’ve been suffering from a case of input overload lately.
With a combination of blogs and news sites, watching a lot of online videos and (God bless it) Netflix, listening to audiobooks and podcasts… I have come down with a classic case of what Julia Cameron calls “over-reading”. There is so much information coming at me [...]
Monkey Mind
Check email. Check Twitter. Read blog post. Refresh Google Reader. Work. Check email. Look at YouTube video a friend sent. Work. Write email. Chat with a friend. Get up and get more coffee. Read Twitter feed. Click on every link in Twitter feed. Work. Repeat.
The above is an example of my typical routine on a [...]
Sometimes, you need to do something drastic.
This is one of those times for me. When I get into a good groove, where I feel comfortable (and I am a creature who loves comfort) I tend to stop taking risks. And risk is part of what creativity is all about.
When I get to this point, I start seeking out Helpers. For me, [...]
There is No "There" There.
I loved Julie’s post today over at Writing Roads about the Phases of the Writer, so please go check it out. ( I have particularly experienced 1, 3, and 5 a lot lately!) It ties in perfectly with my thoughts on cyclical creativity, and the process of writing, and with this post I wanted to [...]
Falling off the wagon with a loud thud.
The past two months have managed to suck me back into a pattern of non-productivity on the writing front. It’s official – I fell off the writing wagon. Work got crazy, My performance schedule got (thegoodkindof) crazy, my allgergies hijacked my body a couple of times, and my brother is getting married at the end [...]
Category Archives: writing routine
Day 6 – Spruce Up Your Space
30 Days of Encouragement for NaNoWriMo (and other writers, too!)
Happy Saturday! Hopefully, today has provided you with some extra time to catch up if you’re behind, and maybe get a little ahead of the target word count in preparation for a busy week.
The weekend is a great chance to take a look at your at-home [...]
Day 4 – Use the Buddy System
30 Days of Encouragement for NaNoWriMo (and other writers, too!)
Believe it or not, some folks have an easier time keeping up with a writing schedule during the week because their schedule is fairly structured. Juggling weekly work and responsibilities requires that writing time be scheduled and kept up with if you want to meet your [...]
Day 3 – Resist the Urge
30 Days of Encouragement for NaNoWriMo (and other writers, too!)
Right about now, you may be starting to feel it. It starts as a tickle at the back of your mind, then perhaps a twitch in your left eye. You get up for a cup of tea and find that the feeling isn’t going away. [...]
Day 2 – Establish your habits
30 Days of Encouragement for NaNoWriMo (and other writers, too!)
Congratulations on beginning this project! You’ve taken a step that, whether driven by a plan or by sudden impulse, is often the hardest for people. You’ve started and managed to churn out a few (or a lot) of words onto the screen.
I want to encourage you [...]
In Solidarity
I’m not a novelist, and don’t really have any current plans to be one. Songs and poems are my preferred (very short) forms. I am, however, someone who loves writing and writers and I admire the spirit of everyone who chooses to spend November slaving over a keyboard. As such, I always get a little [...]
Rebooting.
I’ve been suffering from a case of input overload lately.
With a combination of blogs and news sites, watching a lot of online videos and (God bless it) Netflix, listening to audiobooks and podcasts… I have come down with a classic case of what Julia Cameron calls “over-reading”. There is so much information coming at me [...]
Monkey Mind
Check email. Check Twitter. Read blog post. Refresh Google Reader. Work. Check email. Look at YouTube video a friend sent. Work. Write email. Chat with a friend. Get up and get more coffee. Read Twitter feed. Click on every link in Twitter feed. Work. Repeat.
The above is an example of my typical routine on a [...]
Sometimes, you need to do something drastic.
This is one of those times for me. When I get into a good groove, where I feel comfortable (and I am a creature who loves comfort) I tend to stop taking risks. And risk is part of what creativity is all about.
When I get to this point, I start seeking out Helpers. For me, [...]
There is No "There" There.
I loved Julie’s post today over at Writing Roads about the Phases of the Writer, so please go check it out. ( I have particularly experienced 1, 3, and 5 a lot lately!) It ties in perfectly with my thoughts on cyclical creativity, and the process of writing, and with this post I wanted to [...]
Falling off the wagon with a loud thud.
The past two months have managed to suck me back into a pattern of non-productivity on the writing front. It’s official – I fell off the writing wagon. Work got crazy, My performance schedule got (thegoodkindof) crazy, my allgergies hijacked my body a couple of times, and my brother is getting married at the end [...]
