All right, I'm about to drop some brutal honesty on you. In particular, this post is geared toward those who wish to publish (either traditionally or indie), but are at an early point in your journey. The entire writing process is hard, and there are some difficult truths I wish some people had shared with… Continue reading 5 Hard Truths About Writing
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Making Time to Write
Since November of 2015, I've written approximately 425,000 words. That breaks down to about 10,366 words a month or close to 340 words per day. Editing is harder to categorize, but all of those words have also undergone at least some revision, and Cambiare is currently in the final stages of editing. So why am… Continue reading Making Time to Write
The Curse of the Perfectionist Procrastinator
A few days ago, I hit a big mental roadblock. While knee-deep in revisions for three separate works-in-progress, my brain just shut down on me. My first completed book was with my editor, and the other two were in very early drafts that needed some reworking. But every time I thought about opening one of… Continue reading The Curse of the Perfectionist Procrastinator
5 Simple Cocktails
This post has nothing to do with writing (unless you buy into the "write drunk, edit sober" philosophy, I suppose). But one of my other primary hobbies is making cocktails, and I've developed a few quick-and-simple regular favorites I'll share with you today. Note on simple syrup: I do keep a batch of 2:1 simple… Continue reading 5 Simple Cocktails
5 Places to Find Betas and Critique Partners
If you plan to publish your book, beta readers and critique partners (CPs) are essential to putting out your best possible work. (For more on how these people can help you out, check out last week's post on the 5 Things Betas & CPs Can Do That You Can't.) First, a quick rundown of the… Continue reading 5 Places to Find Betas and Critique Partners
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