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. My lists helped me finish my first novel and now I've come back to my lists to help me get through the process of my second novel. These are some of the things I've learned that work for me when … [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...]
The Beauty of Longhand
January 6, 2010 Read Comments
One of the things to try when you're in a writing rut is to change your routine or process. Always be open to try new things. Most of my days are spent in front of the computer working on geeky software stuff. I type really well and fast---I even tried typing with my eyes closed. That worked for awhile, but I was still in a rut. So I went back to the very basics: Writing with pen and paper. When I was in 5th grade, I wrote a soap opera screenplay in longhand. In high school, I wrote in … [Read more...]
Transformation of a Night Owl
November 23, 2009 Leave a Comment
With writing routines, you sort of have to try on different things and see how they work. I know that I'm a night owl. If I don't get to sleep by at least 11 pm it can be quite easy for me to get a second wind and stay up until the early morning hours. I've always accepted this and my writing has benefited from it as well. But as a logical person, I'm looking for ways to get my writing routine as consistent as possible. I need to think of ways to make it work. With the type of day job … [Read more...]
