As you know, I’ve been gearing up for the new year by getting my 2010 writing goals ready, organizing my thoughts on This Life and now, getting my website prepared for another year of sharing my experiences in noveling. You may have already noticed the new outfit…but wait, there’s more!
Projects. After I prepared my 2010 writing goals, I knew I had to take the next step. I’m the type of person that needs to be held accountable, even if it’s just imaginary. I took my writing …

Here we go again. I did this with Gowan Cabin and now I’m doing it with This Life. Starting over, that is. Over the past few weeks, my story has fallen into a rut. I had to force myself to put out content for NaNoWriMo but now that it’s over, I’ve had time to reflect on what I’ve written and where my story is headed and I can’t believe how far off track I’ve gotten. Not only that, but how bored I’ve become. And …

Since the end of NaNoWriMo, I’ve been a bit of a slacker. I figure I deserve a break after all that hard work, I blame pregnancy for my clouded mind and exhaustion, I’m trying to catch up on things I let slide in November. All good excuses and all true but in the end, I know that’s not going to get my novel written. Thankfully, I got the kick I needed yesterday in a blog post at Routines for Writers. One of the blog’s authors, Kitty, …

Throughout the month of November, in order to keep me motivated and writing at my best (despite the insane time constraints), I read Make a Scene by Jordan Rosenfeld. This book already came highly recommended by many writers, including my friends at Routines for Writers, so I knew it must be good. Well, it exceeded my expectations.
There are a million books out there about writing and I’ve read…a lot of them. There are books about craft, saleability, editing, plotting, character development and on and on. While …