self-confidence Archive
This morning, I wrapped up that scene from the previous session and started in on the next one – only to double-back and rewrite the order of action in part of it. I’ve left myself a little bit of a …
I was listening to an episode of 6-Figure Authors today about how to plan and write a novel in a month. Right. I’m almost at the 7-month point with this story, and in fact it is over 8+ months since …
I’m continuing my work on visualizing the scenes, one by one, though it is a constant struggle to make sure that I am making them interesting enough from the reader perspective and something that they would want to read. Today, …
Between dictation and importing some of the writing I’d done on my phone, I got 2,000 words added to my Scrivener file today. While these are words that I’ve already written, I am giving them a once-over as I copy …
Today, I decided to prioritize sleep again. I am still struggling to face down this stressful situation at work and am not feeling any better physically or mentally. If I was professional, I would be writing anyway, but I am …
I find it easy to lose heart, especially when I’m distracted from my writing by other demands on my time, as I am now, and also facing challenges in my life outside of writing. Those days, I’m tempted to look …
I’m trying to convince myself to treat my first draft like a first draft. So far, the early going has been plagued by second-guessing and worries – but it’s mostly worries about dialogue and description, which is a good thing. …
This morning I committed myself to doubling my wordcount after taking yesterday off. But missing a day is about more than just missing the words I was supposed to get it. I was away from the story again and lost …
I’m a people pleaser. And so, when someone expects something of me, I like to follow through. This weekend, I had two patrons for my non-fiction blog asking for time-sensitive help on their scholarship applications, so I decided to prioritize …