Category: writing
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It’s An Experiment: NaNoWriMo Days 12-15
NaNoWriMo, November 2020, DAY 12 – 1583 words Dear Diary, I’m still not sure if I like this pantser approach (you know, just writing by the seat of my pants without knowing where the story is going next). On one hand, it can be fun. I’ve come up with some cool ideas on the fly that…
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Slacker Manifester: NaNoWriMo Days 8-11
NaNoWriMo, November 2020, DAY 8 – 2074 words Dear Diary, BlackLion made us a new Discord channel, the Parallel PlayZone, for my writing community. So naturally we played with it this evening, and did sprints with our own “CatBot.” It was fun. I’m going to be running a couple of Writing Sprints sessions in our channel,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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What’s Stopping You From Doing The Thing?
You know the thing I mean. The one that is of deep priority to your soul…yet you never quite seem to get to it. It gets continually moved forward on your (written or mental) to-do list. It could be a creative project, like writing a book, starting a band, or taking a class in that…
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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…
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On Memory and De-Fragging Your Brain
Since 1997, I’ve been chronicling my life with a short “daily log” entry in my journal. This habit started as part of a daily spiritual practice that went along with a study of the Tarot. It serves another function, though, which is to keep track of things that I find easy to forget. I don’t…
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Writing with the Moon’s Phases
I’ve been keeping track of the moon’s phases, and how they affect me and my energy, for a long time now. Applying it to my creativity in particular has been a more recent nuance that helps me plan my projects more effectively. It also makes writing more fun. When you tap into the moon’s energy…
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5 Reasons You Need an Author Platform Now
Have you ever heard the term “author platform?” The simplest definition: your audience of potential readers. These days, most agents and publishers require you to have an author platform. That’s because they no longer do all the legwork for you, in terms of getting your book out into the world. Whether you choose to self-publish…