Category: On Writing
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Goal Setting
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I was recently reached out to by someone about being accountibility partners. While I have always loved the concept, and I know I NEED to be held accountible, it is…daunting. Scary. The very first thing is figuring out what goals I have that I want to be held to. Having goals means making things real.
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Almost
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My first novel is almost ready. It is written, edited, read, and edited more. I have written and rewritten, cut and added, and sweat over the whole thing. It is almost ready. Almost is such a huge word. I have been debating whether to publish via traditional publishers or to go the self-publishing route, and
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Author Education
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A big step toward becoming an author is education. I am not a person who is ever going to say a college degree or formal education is necessary to he an author, but that doesn’t mean there are not things to learn. How to publish. How to market. How to handle the stress and the
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Readers in Real Life
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“If you want to publish, then at some point we’re going to read it.” Yep. Oh goodness, yep. I was at lunch with friends, and we were talking about my writing. More specifically, we were talking about why they had never read my writing. It has been years since I have shared my writing with
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Beta
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I know that the path I follow is one that hundreds – thousands – have walked before. It’s still a bit of a thrill, though, as I start out for myself. I have written forever, but revision is a whole new monster to me. It was daunting. Honestly, it was overwhelming and terrifying to me.
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Stories
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The world is made up of stories. We live our stories every day. Sometimes our stories are methodical and slow. Sometimes they are frantic and full of chaos. Usually, they exist somewhere in between. We consume stories in every form. Books, TV shows, and movies; gossip, people watching, and networking. Each person’s social media profile