Want to help me get a standing desk? Check out the details in the donation box below the post and read my stories on Vocal! Do you listen to music while writing? If you do, what kind of music do you listen to? Does it vary depending on what you're writing? Now I'm a musician, but … Continue reading Add Some Rhythm to Your Writing Routine
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Reblog: Writing Goals: Seven Ways to Ensure You Reach Them by Writers Helping Writers
Want to help me get a standing desk? Check out the details in the donation box below the post and read my stories on Vocal! The joy of having finished a draft is one of writing’s great pleasures, yet to get there, you need to set – and find ways to keep – writing goals. Here … Continue reading Reblog: Writing Goals: Seven Ways to Ensure You Reach Them by Writers Helping Writers
When You Just Can’t Write
Want to help me get a new desk chair? Check out the details in the donation box below the post and read my stories on Vocal! Have you ever had those times when you just can't seem to get a single word down? I'm not just talking about writer's block here - I mean those days … Continue reading When You Just Can’t Write
Choose Life: A Positive Outlook
Want to help me get a new desk chair? Check out the details in the donation box below the post and read my stories on Vocal! Every day when you wake up, you make a choice. You can choose to think about the argument you had last night. You can dwell on the many things you're … Continue reading Choose Life: A Positive Outlook
Get a Head Start on Your Week
Want to help me get a new desk chair? Check out the details in the donation box below the post and read my stories on Vocal! Happy Labor Day to those in the U.S.! Remember what I said last Monday about rest? Take that to heart today and let yourself have a truly well-deserved break. Eat … Continue reading Get a Head Start on Your Week
The Benefits of Writing about Yourself
Want to help me get a new desk chair? Check out the details in the donation box below the post and read my stories on Vocal! Travel memoir word count: 17,317 I finished the first draft of my travel memoir! Yay! Now comes the hard part. When I set out to write a book detailing my … Continue reading The Benefits of Writing about Yourself
Finding Rest
Want to help me get a new desk chair? Check out the details in the donation box below the post and read my stories on Vocal! Anyone else have a hard time resting? I’m not talking about sleep, but just rest. Not doing anything. Letting yourself recharge. Reading a book. Playing a video game. Chatting … Continue reading Finding Rest
Find Success with Personal Projects
Want to help me get a new desk chair? Check out the details in the donation box below the post! Project Pea word count: 20,147 No Monday post and a late Tuesday post? It happens. Life happens. The past few days have been a little crazy, and since writing for the blog doesn't pay the … Continue reading Find Success with Personal Projects
The Best Way to Achieve Goals? Recognise Accomplishments.
What have you accomplished this week? I can tell you that I've finished two books for work, made two medical-related calls, spent a couple hours on a volunteer writing project, read a handful of books, tidied around the house, and cooked dinner a couple of times. Woohoo! I could also tell you what I didn't … Continue reading The Best Way to Achieve Goals? Recognise Accomplishments.
Reblog: 16 Things I’ve Learned After Self-Publishing 16 Books by Sara Flower Kjeldsen
#1 People aren’t waiting to buy your book. The shock. The horror! 😛 I jest. I think it’s common when you’re first starting out to imagine people are as excited about your books as you are. I remember thinking my books would take off one day (With no real plan other than thinking people would […]16 … Continue reading Reblog: 16 Things I’ve Learned After Self-Publishing 16 Books by Sara Flower Kjeldsen
The Story Canvas 