I’m not sure when I stumbled upon this quote, but it made me chuckle. I’ve shared in my local writing group, and perhaps here before, that I’m a member of a writing forum where you can critique each other’s work. It’s all based on a point system. You critique theirs, earn some points, and then share your work for others to critique. You stipulate what you’re looking for regarding feedback, so the critter can give you the best help possible…
I was hesitant as I sat down to work on this post. I wasn’t sure I’d completed any books at all in October. It was a strange month, and I was neck deep in edits on a previous project so I could immerse myself into my next story. There was a lot of reading, revising, editing, and rereading. I even had my project read to me so I could see it from various angles. By the time I collapsed in…
I’m caught a little off guard as I sit down to write today. I’ve been a jumble of nerves for a few days now, and I can’t quite put my finger on why. It happens now and again, be it from excitement or something else, I’m never sure. It was magnified when I sat down to write this, and noticed that while I had the rest of November mapped out with what I was going to share here, I’d failed…
This month I selected quotes I thought might inspire writers as we head into NaNoWriMo. The idea being to inspire you as you finish plotting out your upcoming story(s) and prepare for the chaos ahead. If you need a little more inspiration, check out the quotes from June 2023. Each quote was about first drafts. As you head into November, remember that you can’t outrun that first draft. Write. Write messy, write crazy, write your heart out. We’ll all have…