Writing Tips – Book Reviews – Productivity for Creatives
I want to try a different blog post format this week. The past few times I’ve been giving direction and advice, but this time I wanted to make it more about accountability. I’ve mentioned in previous posts I’m 4-5 chapters away from finishing the manuscript for my current novel, but since then, I’m encountering a… Continue reading The Twenty Mile March
I finally feel like I’m hitting stride coping with coronavirus. It is so much easier for me to stay at home now, and I feel like I’m making good progress with my writing. I realize that not many people can say that and I feel particularly blessed. Part of the reason I’m doing much better… Continue reading Fill Your Creative Well
Starting a new habit is a lot like riding an elephant. Imagine, if you will, a rider on the back of an elephant, reins in hand and a clear goal in mind, excited for a new adventure. The rider flicks the reins and urges the elephant to start on the adventure, but the elephant doesn’t… Continue reading The Writer vs The Elephant
With all the news updates, and social, family, and economic chaos the world has been thrown into due to COVID-19, do you feel that you can’t seem to think straight or get anything done? Good news is you aren’t alone. Most of us have been at home about a month or longer and many people… Continue reading Thought Space
A couple weeks ago, I finally managed to finish the Renegades series by Marissa Meyer! It took days and weeks of waiting on hold lists at the library, but I was lucky enough to get my hands on a copy of Supernova, the final book in the series, right before the library shut down for… Continue reading Renegades Full Series Review
I don’t know about you guys, but I have not been adapting well to self-isolation. I am extremely extroverted, and since I’ve been staying at home, I’ve slowly gotten more and more depressed and my mental health has deteriorated. I think I’ve had a breakdown seven of the twelve work days I’ve been telecommuting from… Continue reading Feeling Quarantine and Isolation Blues? Hey, Me, Too.
Disclaimer: Please note that as you read through this blog post, it is a bit tongue-in-cheek. Do not take this as a sign that I’m not taking COVID-19 seriously. I’m taking it very seriously and am in my house climbing the walls. Humor is my coping mechanism and I might be a bit of a… Continue reading Books to Get You Through COVID-19
I have a trick to getting more quality work done. A hack that taps into human biology and helps me be more efficient with my energy and focus so I can get better writing done, before my brain runs out of juice to function. I’ve made my ultradian rhythm my slave. Okay, whatever, Ais, but… Continue reading Ultradian Rhythm: Work With Your Grain
Last week, I mentioned some writing advice I got from a panel Jeff Wheeler was on at the Storymakers Writing Conference a year ago, and I wanted to go a little bit more in depth about it. A quick rehash: Wheeler used “laying tile” as a metaphor to describe his writing process (he puts out… Continue reading The Fruits of “Laying Tile”: Set Up For Success
I’m going to be completely up front. The past 9 months have been excruciating. I’ve done more things for my development as a writer over this time period than I ever have. Growing up, I said I wanted to be a published writer, but I never did much to progress towards it outside of writing… Continue reading Honesty Corner: Getting Serious About Writing
The Plotter's Apprentice 