Over the last week or so, I had really gotten out of balance. Lots of distractions. Lots of drama. The end result was a seething anger that literally made me see red followed by an empty numbness. I won’t bore you with the details, but being this much out of balance really affected my writing [...]

When I first started this novelist journey, I wasn’t consistent with my writing. I would go in spurts and stop literally for months at a time. I learned that for me to finish a novel and get it ready for submission, I would have to get organized.

I learned the value of making writing “to-do” lists. [...]

Last month, I posted about the current struggle I had with balancing writing with my day job.
When I came to the conclusion that my novel wouldn’t be done as soon as I had anticipated, I was disappointed but then also a little relieved. I now had realistic expectations. Even more importantly, I wouldn’t be [...]

I think for the last month I’ve been in denial. Thinking that I can do several things at ONCE.
Multi-tasking is a MYTH. It simply can’t be done. You may *think* you can do it but something always suffers.
When you have another priority in your life besides writing a novel — and seriously that’s almost everyone [...]

I found a new blog this week. Yes, I know — like you need to know about another blog. Ha.

The Day Job: A Writer’s Inquiry is a blog where author Erin Moulton explores the day to day jobs of writers and authors.

I’ve always been fascinated of how other writers balance their time with work and [...]