Self-Doubt–What Helps; What Doesn’t Help
Will this book be better than the last one? Will my outline help me write 50,000 words this month? Or will I get stuck–again? What about professional editors, beta readers, book designers? What if I…
Category: Writing
If I love to write, why is it so difficult?
More NaNoWriMo and Writer’s Block
I want to “win” NaNoWriMo this year despite my “disability.” Writer’s block is not, in my view, simply not feeling like writing; it is the inner critic running amuck. It is the certainty that I…
NaNoWriMo and Writer’s Block–Confessions of a Compulsive Novel Starter
National Novel Writing Month–or NaNoWriMo–takes place every November. Nanowrimo.org offers an online platform–website, Facebook, Twitter–classes, inspirational essays, writing sprints, questions, and advice. And then there’s the intimidating goal of writing 50,000 words of a novel…
I’m Writing the Type of Novel I Hate
I want to write a hard-boiled detective series. Instead, I’m writing a series about a semi-competent newbie. On the plus side, it’s funny, IMHO. I’m writing like Janet Evanovich or Carl Hiaasen when I want…
More Thoughts on Singular They
I did some thinking. (My friends would say, “Oh, no, not again.” I want choice. I want options such as: . . . she (he, they) . . . . People . . . they…
National Novel Writing Month 2019
The official goal of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is 50,000 words of a novel—1667 words per day. My goal, however, was to write every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. I’d been suffering from writer’s block…