Update on Last Quarter: Winter was a bit of a toughie, but I did pretty well on my quarterly goals. There were a few slip ups, to be sure—I canned nothing, revised only one short story, and my blogging fell by the wayside when my mood disorder flared up—but I still ticked most of theContinue reading “Quarterly Goals: Spring 2017”
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Advice for Camp NaNoWriMo
Because I am a glutton for punishment, I am participating in this April’s Camp NaNoWriMo. Although I write every day throughout the year, I enjoy the sense of community and cocksureness that comes with a NaNoWriMo marathon. I go in every year for the November event and over the past couple of years I’ve triedContinue reading “Advice for Camp NaNoWriMo”
Life Update: the First Day of Spring
It’s officially spring, and I couldn’t be happier about it. This past week was a doozy—a difficult end to a difficult winter. The Thursday before last, the hot water heater in my rented home experienced a critical failure. I came downstairs at 3am to find a stream meandering it’s way through the laundry room. IContinue reading “Life Update: the First Day of Spring”
A Writer’s Life for Me (Writer Tag)
Hi-diddle-dee-dee.. I’ve seen this kicking around on youtube and a few blogs so I thought I’d join in the fun. No one tagged me, but I’m going for it anyways because I’m a scoundrel with a complete disregard for the rules. I’m not sure who started this tag (if you know, please let me know) butContinue reading “A Writer’s Life for Me (Writer Tag)”
YouTube Roundup: 6 Creators That Brighten My Day
This past week saw me mostly sleeping while I nursed a serious bout of bronchitis. I think my cat was awake more than I was, but when I was awake I watched a lot of YouTube in an effort to lift my dismal mood. I thought I’d share with you some of my regular go-toContinue reading “YouTube Roundup: 6 Creators That Brighten My Day”
Making 2017 the Year of Rejections
“I love my rejection slips. They show me I try.” ― Sylvia Plath Rejection has been on my mind a lot lately. First there was this article by Kim Liao where she suggests that new writers aim for 100 rejections a year. There were the podcasts by Mur Lafferty wherein she talks about rejection as an inevitable, evenContinue reading “Making 2017 the Year of Rejections”
A Luddite’s Case for eReaders: 8 Reasons I’ve Embraced Digital
8 reasons I fell in love with my eReader
My Favourite Reads of 2016
2016 was a pretty good year for me, both with reading and general living, and while I didn’t finish as many books as I’d hoped, I did read some really good ones. Here are 5 of my favourites, with links to their pages on Goodreads in case you want to look into them further: Binti,Continue reading “My Favourite Reads of 2016”
How I Culled My Library with Ruthless Precision (And You Can Too)
Books are among my favourite things and I’m a packrat at heart. This means that my homes have always been overrun with reading material – books piled on side tables, spilling from the shelves, and tucked into corners like Easter eggs. I’ve been more and more interested in experimenting with minimalism lately – or atContinue reading “How I Culled My Library with Ruthless Precision (And You Can Too)”
Quarterly Goals: Winter 2017
It’s the start of 2017’s Winter Quarter, and here’s what I’m attempting to pull off over the next 3 months: Read 6 books I fell a little behind on my goal of reading a book a week in 2016, so I’ve set my total a little lower this year. I’m using Karen Kavett’s ‘Don’t BreakContinue reading “Quarterly Goals: Winter 2017”
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