Suzan
Almost there, folks
I’ve been trying to catch up with all my school stuff, and my online stuff for weeks. Today, I saw the far, distant end. I’m not there yet, but I’m getting there. I spent most of yesterday working on a piece for my color class, and I started on the piece for my drawing class. [...]
Igniting my writing fuel
I’ve talked about books as my writing fuel in the past. I’ve talked about how certain books spark the creative urge in me. But I always forget how it feels when I actually read a book that fills up my writing gas tank. I recently finished Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins. By recently, I mean last [...]
Mommy/Daddy Writer Time
We all have that moment. We sit down to write. The house is quiet. Your fingers touch the keyboard and suddenly… “MOOOOOOOOOMMMMMM!!!” The world must be ending by the sound of that yell. It’s hard to find time to write if you’re a parent. I know I’ve almost pulled out my hair when I can’t [...]
Time Management Part 4: Conclusion
So, you’ve got your schedule all made out, all bright and shiny, and color coded. What happens now? This is the most difficult part. Here is where you actually stick to the schedule. Willpower. You must haz it. I’m the world’s best procrastinator. If it can be put off, I’ll put it off. That’s the [...]
What are your favorite character quirks?
The thing about people in general is that we all have things that identify us as a person. Like the way a person shakes their head when they’re frustrated, or how a person chews their food. These are things that set us apart from everyone else. And in fiction, we need these things to identify [...]
Time Management Part 2: Organize your To-Do List
Organize your To-Do List. Lists are awesome. Seriously. I love lists. Mainly because I can cross things off and feel accomplished when I do. It’s an ego booster for me. Okay, I might be weird. But the good thing about lists is you can see exactly what you’ve got going on. It may be long. [...]
Time Management Part 1: Where is your time wasted?
We all have that time where we can be doing something more productive, but instead, we’re vegging out on the couch watching Glee or wasting away on the Internet reading blogs. To get started, I realized I needed more structure. This haphazard way of doing things when I felt like it was making me overwhelmed. [...]
Managing your time wisely
Time management is something I struggle with, because I have an attention span the size of an ant. If that much. So, I decided to try to help out others struggling with the same issues, and make a series of posts on different time management techniques.
Indie bookstore goes bye-bye
I was very sad to learn that the biggest independent bookstore in the country is closing Aug 14th. I attend the Cover Girls book club there, which is a monthly romance shindig, and they didn’t say a word about it. In fact, they were talking about the next two months’ reading lists. So imagine my [...]
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