Writing progress and computer frustrations
Tweet*eyes desktop warily*My 4-year-old HP desktop is acting unhappy lately. It’ll boot up, I’ll start doing something, and two minutes later it just randomly shuts off and goes into the reboot cycle....
View ArticleWriting daily…on a cyclical basis
TweetI’m a member of the inkingitout community, where we check in on a regular basis with the amount of words we’ve written. There are great conversation starters posted at the journal as well, and...
View ArticleWriting Patterns for July
TweetBecause I have become obsessed with the time-management side of writing, I printed out a calendar of July and marked the days I didn’t write. I wanted to see if there was a pattern. And I...
View ArticleOn Temptation
TweetToday’s a snow day. We got 5 inches overnight, and I cancelled my plans for today, because the county doesn’t bother plowing our roads, so I’ll be lucky to make it to my doctor appointment...
View ArticleHow does your garden grow?
TweetIt’s summer in Indiana, and along with a ridiculous storm season and a disgusting surge in tick population, that means the garden is at full tilt. Tonight I had peas and radishes from the garden,...
View ArticleNaNo Minus One-Ten and Counting
Tweet…so this happened.Pirate is my default at Halloween. I think it’s because pirates can be pretty and fierce at the same time. And also pretty fierce. Also, it’s remarkably easy to be a pirate with...
View Article2014 New Year’s Resolutions: Writing Edition
TweetYesterday I worked on my 2014 Writing Plan.Today I’m exhausted and exhilarated at the same time. I have some ambitious plans for the upcoming 365 days. Honestly I’ll be happy if I accomplish half...
View ArticleTime Management for Write–OOH SHINY!
TweetI am far from the most disciplined person I know. Two of my writer friends looked at my 2014 writing plan and made noises like they were impressed. It was tempting to pretend I’ve got it all...
View ArticleHow I’ve Started Writing Every Day
TweetEveryone has seen the advice that writers should write every day. I’ve never believed that taking a day off here and there is as much of a sin as a lot writers seem to think. But then again, I’ve...
View Article2015 Year in Review
Tweet 2015 Year in Review Seems like everyone’s doing a year-in-review post. I meant to do one a couple of days ago, but I’m just now getting around to it. New Year’s Eve I was busy plotting instead...
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