Sprints Totally Rule: NaNoWriMo Days 5-7
NaNoWriMo, November 2020, DAY 5 – 1726 words Dear Diary, I was thinking we’d probably do sprints tonight, but I completely forgot that BlackLion was starting a new online RPG that he’d been invited to by some Star Trek gamers. Sure, I could have done sprints on my own (or with whoever else was on […]
Robots Need Words Too: NaNoWriMo Days 1-4
NaNoWriMo, November 2020, DAY 1 – 0 words Dear Diary, Recently I looked back over last November’s blog series I wrote about doing National Novel Writing Month (aka NaNoWriMo). It was actually quite useful to me. I was reminded that I did most of my writing in the evenings, quite often doing sprints with BlackLion […]
Using NaNoWriMo for Non-Fiction: 7 Tips
If you’ve read this blog for a while, you know that National Novel Writing Month (also known as November) is something I enjoy. I’ve done it for the past several years now, using it to try my hand at writing contemporary fantasy. Most of my writing clients, though, write non-fiction. “If you’re not writing an […]
Starcat’s Favorites: Daily Spiritual Practice
The last couple of weeks have been like a rollercoaster. Lots of ups and downs – both personally and collectively. My astrologer friends tell me that, given what’s going on in the stars, it’s to be expected. This is a time of big transitions. I’m so thankful that I always have my daily spiritual practice […]
Why I’m a Druid by D&D Rules
Do you play that imagination game where you figure out what you’d be in a certain scenario? For example, which Hogwarts House you’d be sorted into (Ravenclaw, of course), and that sort of thing? Or is that just me? I love those little sorting and labeling quizzes, though I try to resist them now since […]
9 Books to Inspire Us As We Build a New Society
I’ve been thinking about all the people I know who are actively working toward building a new, more conscious society. There are many ways to do this work. One woman runs a program to feed the hungry in New York City, assembling and delivering bags and bags of donated food each week. Another helps empaths […]
Starcat’s Favorites: Magickal Staycation
As much as I love to travel, I’m currently not minding having to take a “staycation” this week instead of a more traditional vacation (thanks, 2020). Why? Well, first of all, I love summer in Maine. I’m so blessed to live in a place of natural beauty, with easy access to beaches, lakes, mountains, and […]