I found it harder to get into NaNoWriMo this year than the last. It wasn’t until the third week that I hit my stride and started making significant progress. And then I had to go several days beyond the end of November to finish my novel. Why? I asked myself. Why was it so much […]
Read MoreThis past weekend, as many of you know, I participated in a writing marathon, or write-a-thon, “Go Green-Go Write!” The venue was wonderful, the press room of Spartan Stadium. They had drinks and snacks a plenty and other food options to purchase. There were a lot of interesting people and the press room has probably […]
Read MoreSix Reasons I Love being a Writer! I can soak in a tub and have it count as work time as I mull over plot, characters and more. I can go for long bike rides as I work on plot ideas, character development and clear my head. I get to sit in McDonalds or coffee […]
Read MoreAs I prepare for NaNoWriMo it helps to have a sense of humor. Check out this post by Kristen Lamb. https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/2015/10/29/you-know-youre-a-writer-when-2/#like-18061
Read MoreNext week NaNoWriMo begins! I’ll be busy trying to write 50,000 words on the third book in my Dancing Through Life Series, A Slow Waltz. While participating in National Novel Writing Month, I won’t be doing my usual blog posts, however I will attempt to entertain you with pictures from my recent trip to Ireland! […]
Read MoreI’ve been called the queen of goal setting in the past. Yes, I love to set goals, almost as much as I love making lists. And I take great pleasure in looking at those goals to see which ones I have completed and can cross off my list. As I mentioned last week, I’ve been […]
Read MoreCheck out Kristen Lamb’s recent blog post on why good girls don’t become best-sellers. Time to unleash your inner bad girl. 🙂 If you aren’t already following her blog, you should be. Good Girls Don’t Become Best-Sellers—Channeling Your Inner “Bad Girl” to Reach Your Dreams
Read MoreI’m no stranger to stress. Years ago, as a single mom raising three kids while working full-time, I wrote a book, not the book, on stress, Motherhood Stress: It Causes More than a Few Grey Hairs. I thought that once my kids were on their own, my life would naturally de-stress – NOT! The past […]
Read MoreSummer is over and so is my Summer Work In Progress, at least for a while. I’ve got a lot of good suggestions from my first beta reader, as well as helpful feedback from my writers’ group, leaving me with changes as well as more questions. I’m going to clean the manuscript up some more […]
Read MoreCheck out my recent guest post on Reality Check, SheWrites.com: http://www.shewrites.com/profiles/blogs/reality-check-what-if-your-whole-book-is-a-darling-by-patricia Maybe you can relate. If so, I would love to hear from you. And for those following my posts on my Summer Work in Progress – Yes, this is the same book.
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