Happy Friday Everyone! Even though it was a short week, I didn’t think it would ever get here. We Made it!! So this month, I am making a serious push to get to the end of the First Draft of my Current Project. This meant doing math – that’s how serious I was. The end …
Welcome, everyone to another installment of Five Thing Thursday Here are Five Things that I want you to know: Thing #1: I am currently in the first week of the push to get the first draft of my current project done by October 1st. I’ll post this week’s progress tomorrow on the Friday Fess-Up Post. Thing …
Happy Sunday, Everyone! This week I’d like to share a few of my tips and techniques for writing characters who aren’t you. Those characters who are outside of your experience. Who have a different skin color, a different religion, a different sexual orientation, or identify differently than you do. Before we get into the nuts …
Happy Friday Everyone! We Made it!! I’ve got a lot of work to do in September, so the face of the Friday Fess-Up is going to change a bit. Beginning September first, I need to get 1000 words a day, every day of the month to hit 100K words and the end of my first …
Welcome, everyone to another installment of Five Thing Thursday Here are Five Things that I want you to know: Thing #1: In case you missed it, last Sunday was my scheduled slot up on the Million Words Website! You can find the post here. Thing #2: There is something sad about a really good pen that is …
Happy Sunday, Everyone! Hope you’re enjoying the weekend! I know I’ve talked about not limiting yourself, or setting parameters on your writing. By that I mean not putting constraints on yourself such as: “I can only write in the mornings – or at night.” “I can only write in this coffee shop – or in …
Happy Friday Everyone! We Made it!! And oh my gods am I glad it’s here. Although I can’t quite put my finger on why, I have been really busy this week. I confess to being a little overwhelmed, and I’ve even added – ok, well sorta added – an extra 60-90 minutes to get stuff …
Welcome, everyone to another installment of Five Thing Thursday Here are Five Things that I want you to know: Thing #1: Axes is the only word in the English Language that can be plural to three singular noun forms: Ax, Axe, and Axis. Thing #2: Quite possibly the single greatest source of minor annoyance in …
I mentioned before that,this year I was going to spend time looking for music and books that I wouldn’t normally have consumed prior to 2018. One of those finds is a band called Amaranthe. They’ve got a song out called “True.” It’s a pretty good song, and the message is pretty simple. “Chase your Dreams.” …
Welcome, Everyone to the Third Friday Fess-Up for August. We Made it!! There isn’t much to Fess-Up to this week. I’ve been productive all week, though not always on the laptop. There were a few days where I’d had to write long-hand in the time I had, but progress is progress, right? I do have …