Pausing

I would have had this post done and live this morning but until that moment earlier today, I hadn’t firmly decided what I was going to do. I’ve been floundering with my writing for some time now. It hasn’t been just a struggle like so many writers face. My writing has reached the depths of …

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#writingcraft: Beyond the Dread

Way back in 2015 [okay, it wasn’t that long ago], when I began to write my first novel’s first draft [my only novel thus far], I was engulfed in the delusion of thinking the first draft is the hardest of the entire writing process. How could I have been so daft? I know the answer …

#writerslife: Reuniting with Creativity

Approximately a year ago I began feverishly reading blog posts, articles, and books about writing. I had been reading them before but not with the conviction that I  procured last spring. During that summer I felt I was gaining knowledge about the craft and how to work better through the writing process. I was reading …

#thepersonalside: The Winter Execution

Christmas is less than two weeks away. Am I ready for it? As far as gifts go, I’m all set. Decorations? My husband and I don’t do that anymore. Just the thought of getting out those boxes, putting up the decorations, taking them down, and putting them away again makes us heave a sigh of …

#writingcraft: What is My Writing Affliction?

The people who have been reading my blog for a while are well aware of my problems of adversity in my writing. They are often petty and ordinary in the realm of writing. Although I refuse to believe in writer’s block, I am pretty sure I have the affliction of “creative fear”. I can think …

#thepersonalside: Strands of Respite

Lee Martin, an established author with several books under his belt, wrote a blog post in June, Strings of Cause and Effect: Writing Our Ancestors. I found it interesting how his imagination is able to fathom how events had happened for his ancestors onto that life progress that lead to him. My thoughts on this …

#amwriting: Health Disturbances and Writing

I do not bring up my health afflictions often but I do mention them on occasion because they do affect my writing. The last two times I wrote about my perils with health are here and here. [Both links open a new window.] These problems still inhibit my daily routine at times and probably will …

#writingcraft: Listening to My Heart

Everyone has an in-built guide. It’s a voice, a knowing, a nudge that guides you from danger. Some people have developed it and some haven’t, but everyone has it. Listen to your heart. In every issue, listen to your heart. It may save your life. ~ Madam Ova Sabi § I recently started following the …

It’s All in How You Look at It

Time has been so short, and yet, somehow, has been so long. I’ve been wrestling with my WiP and myself for over a week now. If only I could figure out what’s been eating at me, seeming to make all motivation and inspiration evaporate into nothingness. Bit by bit the pieces that have been floating …