Updates
A Decade in Review
Like a lot of authors, I often feel like I’m not doing enough. I procrastinate. I spend too much time on Twitter. I press the snooze button. I feel time slipping by and think about all the opportunities to write that…
A Mid-Year Accountability Check-In
You may remember my philosophy on New Year’s resolutions. It’s very similar to the old maxim, “under-promise and over-deliver.” At the end of that December 2018 post, I made some very small resolutions, and since we’ve hit the halfway point of…
New Year, Same Resolutions
There is a subset of people who say, “Why make resolutions on January 1? It’s just an arbitrary date! You can make changes in your life any time of the year.” While I do make goals all year round, I…
A NaNoWriMo Post-Mortem
Right now, I’m approximately 24 hours outside of my 2018 NaNoWriMo win. I brought it down to the wire, with my latest finish ever, but I did it! Now that I’ve validated and claimed my goodies, I’ve decided to dissect…
The Pre-NaNo Panic
As I type this, there are 8 days left until the start of NaNoWriMo. I’m not ready. A few weeks ago, I settled on a project to work on, and since then, I’ve pieced together a vague plot and come…