#StayHomeWrimo – Poetry

  Hello! Although I am still working (at home) I am trying to find little ways to put creativity into my life that falls outside of just writing. Writing, especially when you want to be a published writer, can be stressful, and we all know that the world is especially stressful - so if you're…

#StayHomeWriMo – Brainstorming Walks

NaNoWriMo came out with this brilliant concept, #StayHomeWriMo.  And as someone who was super enthused to start working on a new concept, this pulled me out of the COVID-19 Quarantine funk. Now, I haven't really written in a year. I've been stuck in projects that kept falling apart, corrupting, or disappearing.  So, having the flexibility…

A Letter to You

Hello Everyone! Well, we told you we'd be back in 2020 - but we didn't anticipate it to be during a time such as this. Where I live, we are on a "Shelter in Place" order (well, our governor has a different name for it, but its the same idea) so only essential businesses are…

Long Story Short…

Long story short... Life is busy!  We're hoping to be back in 2020 with some new content 🙂

Just Keep Swimming

Hello, friends. Today, I am here with a PSA. Writing a novel does not get easier. In fact, some people say every book you write will be completely different, and require different things from you. Right now, I am not writing my novel, Basiyon Peninsula. I am writing a...something. It was supposed to be a…

Trunk, Junk, or just Stuck?

I have a lot of experience with trunking novels. In fact, all of the novel starts I've ever had....have been trunked - well, more than trunked - just thrown out and ignored forever. All of them, except for my current WIP. So what's the difference? Why this one over all the other ones? First I…

Writing Through the Crap

Brystan and I are going to spend the month talking about when to trunk a novel, when to press on, and how to tell what the right choice is.To kick us off for February, I thought I'd reflect on the last six hours, which was built on the last three weeks of my journal with…

Smart, Vision, & Path Goals

Ok, so, you know what you want to accomplish in 2019.  You had it all planned out in December, you started strong in January...but it's the end of the month. Odds are, you might be feeling discouraged right now. Let's take a brief moment to look at goals, and a variety of types. Smart Goals…

How I Plan to Get S*&t Done in 2019

So in my last post I talked quite a bit about the things I wanted to accomplish. But the big question is how am I going to accomplish those things. Having a goal is great - but having a plan is better. Here is a list of the big things I want to accomplish this year,…

Motto for Jan – Take Care of Yourself

Hey....ya'll notice my post didn't go up Tuesday, right?  Yeah... You might have noticed on this blog, I talk a bit about mental health.  I just started a new day job, and I haven't had one for a few months.  So I've spent this week soaking up information and trying to remember to wash my…