So I’ve changed my mind…

... And I maintain my prerogative as a woman to change my mind, or more accurately, I realize that NaNoWriMo has nothing to do with me not finishing books. In fact, I have yet to complete a first draft on any full length novel. Lots of short stories though. Books take so long to complete …

A New Yarn

When I started the job I currently have, I worked the morning stocking shift and had to place hundreds of price tags on things. There was no pricing gun, just sheets of pre-printed stickers I had to pick off one by one and put in place. It was murder on my hands. I started dropping …

Playlist for my WIP

    I am doing Camp Nano again. 20,000 words on my Standing Stones project. I've made an 8Tracks playlist for it. The story takes place in the first half of the 90s so none of the music is for after that. Truth is, I could have a longer one, but 8Tracks doesn't let you …

June

For my birthday my sister and I took our yearly trip to the ocean. I wish it had gone better, but it’s been a rough year and that got in the way. It wasn’t awful, but it wasn’t fun either. The same can be said for writing the past few months as well. However, it …

Writerly Cookies!

I have had an Etsy listing for a typewriter cookie cutter open for months on my browser. I found it while looking for typewriter themed things and really wanted it. I finally ordered one from the seller SweetPrintsInc. They offered a selection of sizes and materials. I chose the 3.5 inch sized cookie cutter in …

Update – Stories Go Away and Then Come Back Again

Writing has its ups and downs and the past two months are a great example of that in my writing life. March was not a great writing month for me. A week or so into the month my stories went away. I don't mean the files in my computer, but rather the actual stories in …

It never occurred to me that anyone would find me quoting them in my blog strange. Usually its just advice stuff anyways, but someone posted their quote on Twitter and the reaction just makes me feel stupid for sharing. I am currently upset to be the butt of the joke now. No more Friday quotes. …

Stumbling On

February arrived and I reached that dreaded moment in my process where I become convinced that I am not capable of writing the story I am working on. That usually results in my putting that story aside and waiting for new inspiration. Its something that results from a combination of my monthly hormones and the …

Reaching “The End” and Beyond

I felt the writing groove this week. It hasn’t been a full week since I last gave an writing update, but I am just so happy about the past few days that I need to update now. Monday night I finished the first draft of the short story I’ve been working on. Its the first …

Another week forward

Another week into 2019 and I haven’t given up on writing regularly. I did miss one day this week where I didn’t even manage some note-taking. I was very tired and worn out and that extended into most of Thursday. But in spite of that and the much smaller word count for the week I …