Hope for Forever
It used to be really puzzling to me how people could keep working on a story version after version, headache after headache, rejection after rejection — because for the longest time, I never did that....
View ArticleOver-Confident Man, a Superhero + Blogging Awards
Confidence is hard. Not just in writing. In everything. But especially, it seems, with artistic pursuits. I have these moments sometimes where I’m almost over-confident in my stories and my abilities....
View ArticleTelevision Ate My Homework
One of the first things I cut back on when I’m in the writing zone is TV. This is what a DVR is for, yes? However, I find that in-between bouts of writer-madness, my DVR is on the verge on imploding or...
View ArticleSomewhere On the Other Side of the Writing Cave…
I was hoping to be outlining my next project this week or at least getting a head start on it. However, in typically me fashion, I’m being bombarded with insecurity and doubt over the new idea. I know...
View ArticlePre-Mid-Life Crisis
As an obsessive compulsive person, I often find myself in a cycle of crippling stress, obsession, mania, and depression. The obsessing especially gets out of hand because unlike the others, I don’t...
View ArticleDistraction Track
You know those creepy girls in Lifetime movies that stalk a guy they slept with once and then kill him? That’s me. Minus, the stalking and slaying and sleeping around. It just so happens, that every so...
View ArticleRandom Writer Stuff
The Top Secret Trilogy is a Top Secret Duology again. Ha… So, I got confused. In my defense, I’ve never committed to writing a duology or trilogy or quadrilogy before. It was always, “we’ll see.” And...
View ArticleWriting & Stuff
GUYS! ^_^ The writing struggle was real this past month. Here are some things I wish I could remember between projects: How intimidated I am by the blank page. How hard it is to settle on the next...
View ArticleLate Autumn Rambling
A few weeks ago, I woke up to an email from a non-fiction author about how he gets lazy this year (#same), and that to counteract this, he was going to add a long list of things to accomplish by the...
View ArticleNot Finishing Stuff I Read Or Whatever
Hi. I don’t remember when, but I’m pretty sure I’ve talked about reading deal-breakers over the years. Like, I personally take issue with bad writing, but I hardly ever run into writing so bad I can’t...
View ArticleLet’s Chat: DNFing Books
Okay, so, full disclosure, while I am totally on board with quitting on a book that’s making me miserable, there’s this subspace called “mild interest” that lies between enjoyment and misery where I’m...
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