One thing that I’ve found over the four or so years that I’ve been writing is that finding the heart of a story can be tough. Yet, there are other times when that heart is so blaringly obvious that it is practically smacking you in the face. In case for some reason you don’t know…
Almost a full week down. Day 6. We can do this guys. Usually I’m totally on a high during the first week or so. The exhaustion hasn’t set in. There’s the thrill of writing a new story. All I need is the time to go and the story unfolds. It’s kind of like magic. So…
NaNoWriMo is right around the corner. That means not only do I need my outline ready. I need my body ready. That’s right. Part of my prep is getting myself physically ready for the added strain that NaNoWriMo will put on my body. That’s not even including getting myself mentally ready to attack my personal…
NaNoWriMo is barrelling towards us. You know the time of year where a bunch of people all over the world decide to stop putting aside whatever reasons they had to not work on that book they wanted and start writing. It is a kick in the pants for writers who do it regularly. It’s an…
I’ve been hard at work editing again. I do a lot of tinkering, smoothing out the plot, and trying to make sure that the story I want sings. However as I edit, it becomes very clear that I have certain weaknesses. For me, putting it out there and acknowledging my flaws helps me ove past…
There is no way I’m going to reach my goal. There I said it. It’s true. It is rare that I don’t accomplish the goals that I set out to reach. I end up beating myself up a lot and feeling like a failure. I’m not published. I have no one looking over my shoulder.…
Again, I wish I had more time this week. Between reading for #TBRTakedown, my birthday, errands, and my constant state of exhaustion, I just haven’t had a whole lot of time this week. However, I love you all and everyone who frequents this blog so I wanted to let you know how my writing was…
I need to push forward. Writing is hard, but trying to get someone to buy into is even harder. More importantly it’s scary. It’s downright terrifying putting yourself out there. But I have reached a crossroads. I’m not going to let my fear stop me. From today on out, I’m going into overdrive mode. I’m…
Some people when they right have the privilege of knowing what their story is about before they even get to writing. Those people I think are really lucky. For all the plotting that I do, I never know the heart of the story when I start. I usually don’t start to figure it out until…
Writing is a grueling process. It rips out your soul, tears at your confidence, and then smacks you in the face until you either give in or stop noticing it. In many ways it’s kind of like life, which is fitting since that is often what it’s trying to emulate in some fashion. Writing doesn’t…
Just like I mentioned yesterday about jumping to a new genre, I also went into it writing in a completely different way. Normally I am an obligate plotter. However, for this project I am winging it. That is so not what I’m used to. In fact, I’m changing everything about how I am writing this…
I spend much of my time writing. I write furiously. I edit with no abandon. I’ve been at it for almost a full three years and spend my time not writing, reading to understand what works and what doesn’t. I’ve watched my writing transform. In the early days it was coherent, but often composed in…
A lot of people love claim that they love characters in their novels. Considering how many novels I’ve had to trudge through because I found the characters to be so unbearable, I’m firmly in that camp. In comparison, when there are stories with characters that I love and plots I can’t tolerate, I can get…
Every so often you need to force yourself to sit down and write something before you feel the full inspiration to do so. Sometimes you need to write it before you are ready and that requires the ability to find inspiration from different places. People find inspiration in a all different ways. However, the one…
I haven’t talked about worldbuilding in a while here. Worldbuilding is incredibly important. The way a world is built and constructed can make a break a novel. Yes, I am willing to bank that much of a person’s appreciation of a story on Worldbuilding. If you’re characters exist within a vacuum, if the the plot…
So, I pondered... 