For the first thirty years of my life, I was kind of a slacker. Full day video game marathons, reading an entire book in an afternoon, or binge-watching an entire Netflix show in a single day were fairly common activities if I didn’t have work that day, and if I did have work I’d spend …
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3 Self-Care Tips For a Busy Life
Due to some things that came up, instead of a new blog post today, I'm rerunning one from October I was particularly proud of...that also was a good reminder to myself yesterday and today with everything going on. One thing that I’ve noticed about a lot of up and coming writers is that we are …
3 Ways to Deal with a Difficult Scene During Nano
At this point in NaNo, if you’ve been pushing ahead constantly, there’s probably a scene you’re not happy with. It’s become a bit like a scab, something that itches and you know you shouldn’t pick at, but you really want to because it’ll bring some relief. The best advice for NaNo is to keep moving …
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3 Ways to Stay Motivated during NaNo
Hey everyone! We are, as of today, ten days into National Novel Writing Month. If you’re on track, you’re 16,667 or so words into your project. If you’re an overachiever, you’re much higher than that. (My friend is on 28,578, which doesn’t make me feel like a snail at all.) If you’re not on track, …
3 Self-Care Tips For a Busy Life
One thing that I’ve noticed about a lot of up and coming writers is that we are so very, very busy. To take my own personal example, I work a full time job that takes up 45-50 hours a week, spend 2-3 hours a weeknight writing, and on my weekends spend 6 hours minimum (usually …
