Are you the kind of person who sees the hours of 7 am and 10 am kinda pointless or do you savor those hours? Is the party just getting started around midnight or you conked out in dreamland at dark-thirty? Hello. My name is Karen. And I'm a night owl. Okay, I understand that the early bird gets the worm and blah, blah, blah but I'm just so *not* a morning person. The only reason I even get up in the morning is so I can go to my day job to support my shoe shopping and book-buying habits. … [Read more...]
The Hardest Virtues
December 14, 2010 Read Comments
When 2010 first started, I was very excited about all the things that I would accomplish with my novel project. Don't we all have that feeling? That feeling of anticipation of meeting your goals and making progress? Having the best dreams for your novel? Then life happens. Other responsibilities. Day jobs. Family. All the things that can push your writing and your novel out of your focus. They say that patience is a virtue. For me, it's one of the hardest virtues to practice. … [Read more...]
Constant Craving
July 19, 2010 Read Comments
Since the chaos of my day job has settled down tremendously, I've been able to spend every day with my novel project. And guess what? The daily exposure has reaped major benefits. Notice that I didn't say "daily writing" --- but daily exposure. This could mean looking over your chapters. It could mean creating character arcs or plot outlines. It could even mean just *thinking* about the novel. The key is giving your novel some undivided attention on a daily basis. I believe this type … [Read more...]
Twenty Minutes of Fame
March 17, 2010 Read Comments
As a writers with other responsibilities like a day job and/or a family, it can be really hard to find blocks of time to write. For me, it was even a challenge to find time to write this blog post since I'm in the midst of some heavy lifting at the day job with my pending software release. But you can find time to squeeze in writing -- even an hour a day -- if you break it up into twenty minute increments. And if you're really stretched thin, you can find even smaller pockets of time. So … [Read more...]
