There are all kinds of writers in this world with different preferences about how, how often, and how much to write in one sitting. While there is nothing wrong with taking your time while you write, if you want to write faster, here are some helpful tips for doing so. They might not all work for you,… Read More How to Write Your Manuscript Faster
Generally, there are two extremes for how writers go about writing. Maybe you’ve heard the phrase ‘plotter or pantser’ and wondered what it meant. Basically, a plotter (or a planner) plans before they write, while a pantser “flies by the seat of their pants,” doing little to no planning. For a quick look at the… Read More Should You Plan Your Manuscript?
Books I only read three books this month. I say ‘only’ because two of them were re-reads. So I only read one new book in April. I completed Joe Hart’s Dominion Trilogy: The Last Girl, The Final Trade, and his newest release, The First City. I’m not going to lie, rereading books within a three year time… Read More April Recap
The second half of March was awesome! Spring officially happened, my allergies went away, I won FOUR free books through Goodreads giveaways, and I finished my manuscript! First, if you’re on Goodreads, check out their giveaway section and make sure to scan through the Kindle Giveaways if you have a kindle (Browse>Giveaways> [dropdown box] Filter by>Kindle Giveaways). All… Read More March Recap
I’m sipping coffee and considering grabbing a handful of vegan marshmallows to munch on while I drink (because gelatin [extracted from the skin, bones, and connective tissues of animals such as cattle, chicken, pigs, and fish] is disgusting). I will probably write this morning. I will definitely continue outlining the new story idea I came up with… Read More Coffee and Marshmallows
I gave myself a challenge Saturday evening. Write 10,000 words for my current work in progress by tonight. Well, I didn’t write 10k words. I wrote 15k! I met my 10k goal a day and a half early and kept going. I have the next chapter worked out in my head already, but I haven’t… Read More Goals
And then I realized it was the end of February and I needed to get my life together. I’ve been reading way too many books lately and not writing nearly enough. Okay, so I don’t actually mind about reading a lot of books. Books are good. I need to finish my flipping work in progress though. Knowing… Read More The End of February
In honor of wanting to post at least one blog a week in 2017, here is a quick update on my current work in progress. Today I wrote 2,538 words. One chapter. I’ve been writing a chapter at a time, going back to edit it, sending it off to my writing buddy for more edits, reviewing… Read More Current WIP Update
I’ve been binge reading this January. I’ve read nine books so far: seven fantasy, one historical romance, and one romantic suspense (which I originally thought was mystery/suspense). You can check me out on Goodreads and be my friend if you want to know the titles of the books I read. I only plan to mention one of them by name in… Read More What Reading can Teach you about Writing
On this, the last day of 2016, I thought I would contemplate my writing related stats for the past year. I wrote five manuscripts, took several months off from writing, edited and revised for several months, beta read four manuscripts for three fellow authors, had one of my manuscripts beta read, had two other manuscripts alpha read,… Read More 2016 Writing Stats
