I’ve read at least half a dozen books on decluttering and I liked most of them. It’s been awhile, though so I decided on one gathering dust on my ‘to read’ list ( Read more... )

I was starting to think I sucked at this. I haven't been writing like I thought it would. Was it my disenchantment with PoI's direction? My aimless job search? My new obsession with decluttering and online courses ( Read more... )

Even though I've heard people complain about the time sink for YEARS ... I still, foolishly, joined up.

I tried Tumblr and a few other mm platforms and didn't care for them but I like pinterest! There's TONS of books stuff on there! So pretty. And to feed the illusion that it's useful, I found one on the creativity involved in writing: About ( Read more... )

I love drabbles. Rather, I love to write drabbles. Drabbles, double drabbles, triple drabbles, drabbles x 10, drabbles squared ... hmmmm, maybe not that last one. 10k words is a goal but a far off one. Although I enjoy flash fic as well I really love seeing those nice round numbers on my word count after I'm finished.

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It's dreadful ( Read more... )

Who is this woman?! Did I learn about her in school (I suspect I might have, the name sounds familiar ( Read more... )

I made a New Year’s resolution a few years ago to read more. I used to be a voracious reader. I easily consumed five or more books a week (this boggles my working on a career mind ... where did I find the time?!). My success at this was ... inconsistent. I’ve was having a hard time finding that ‘flow’. Amazingly, I think I figured out what I was ( Read more... )

I'm putting it up early. Really it deserves the entire month.

However, the actual organized event is 22-28 September. It is sponsored by the American Library Association and you can read about it here.

The have lists of books you can read. Last year, I read The Giver. Haven't quite decided this year yet ( Read more... )

I love them. They're always so measured and calm. Even though I know I have to work tomorrow I'm not bothered at all. Of course, I'm also finishing my second glass and prosecco and hell yes, I'm having a third.

Plus, I managed to finish a book and (finally) write a little drabble.

I miss reading. I'm not sure when I stopped. ( Read more... )

Is anything more difficult to keep track of when writing a story with more than one character pov?
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