It has been hard to call myself a writer in the past, but I’ve been pretty serious the last few months about changing my mindset regarding this word and how I apply it to my life, so when the opportunity came about to speak at my son’s school on Career Day as a Writer I…
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A Journey through “Tarot for Writers” – Part 1 the Exercises
So, I just picked up Tarot For Writers by Corrine Kenner from the library (amazon link) and I already love it – seriously, it’s going on the To Buy list. I got Tarot cards this past Christmas and started learning all about the cards and how they were organized, Major vs. Minor Arcana and the…
Muse? Muse? Where are you Muse?
I’m stuck and feeling bored. I’m tired of revising my novel. I’m tired of not writing new words. I’m fed up and my muse has all but left me alone and desperate. I feel like a bad writer and I want to just give up. Luckily for me, I have amazing supporters. My mom and…
Captain Tight Pants
So, I’ve somewhat left childish things behind me (except, you know Disney) but not crushes. Cute boys grow up to be handsome men – ruggedly handsome, that is. Growing up, I crushed on Joey Lawrence – had pictures of him on my binders and watched his shows, listened to his music – all the things…
How I Organize my Blog using Scrivener
You might remember me mentioning Scrivener a few posts back, when I was discussing my top writing tools. I use it for my novel writing, but I also use it to organize this blog and today I thought I’d tell (and show) you more. Screenshots and explanations are going to be bursting off this page,…
I Could Have Been Jennifer Lawrence
I want this blog to a friendship of sorts between you, my sweet readers, and me, the crazy writer. One of the first questions I tend to ask a new friend is: Who was your first celebrity crush? It’s an amazing conversation starter. So…I’ll tell you mine, but only if you promise to tell me…
I’m Fat, I love Yoga…and You Can Too!
So, you just read that title and rolled your eyes, didn’t you? That’s okay, a few years ago, I would have done the same thing, but now – I practice yoga four or five times a week, and yes I’m still fat. LAST ONE PICKED IN GYM I have always hated exercise, and gym class…
Quick Fix: Misery Loves Company
MISERY LOVES COMPANY by: Jennifer Gregson The door clicked behind him as I picked up the pace, trying to catch up. The heavy metal door was harder to open than I thought it would be. Once inside, I noticed music playing – it wasn’t loud. The lights weren’t that dim either, but it was definitely…
My Top Ten Writing Tools
So, last post I talked about my goal setting/planning tools…this time I want to talk about my writing tools. The things that help me plan, research, write, and revise blog posts, novels, and my flash fiction pieces (which I swear, I’m going to get back to). I still feel like a newbie writer so…
Goals = Happiness
I became slightly obsessed with goal planning this past Nov/Dec. I pinned articles, sent clips to Evernote, downloaded free eBooks, but two things really helped me. The first was deciding and purchasing a paper planner to use this year. I know, I know. Crazy, right? I love my technology, trust me, I really love…