For me, the end of November this year means the end of NaNoWriMo2019. And although we have a whole other week of November still to go, I've finished this draft of my romance manuscript. You might recall that I did rebel NaNo this year. I stripped back a manuscript that was almost nearly done, but…
I'm taking a break from NaNoWriMo and revising a manuscript to write about writing. If you follow me on twitter, or here, you might know that I'm doing NaNoWriMo this year, but I'm doing it 'rebel' style. This is because for several years now I've drafted a novel early in the year, and then spent…
It wouldn’t be a blog post about burnout without a reminder that I’m not a medical professional and that these posts are not meant to provide medical advice or be used as a tool for diagnosis. I’m discussing my experience with burnout and I hope that if you feel you are going through any sort…
Let me start here assuming that you did not read my last post about burnout and reiterate that I am not a medical professional and these posts are meant to describe my personal experience with burnout in the hopes that if you feel you are experiencing something similar, you will reach out and get the…
This weekend I will celebrate my 7th wedding anniversary, and this past August we celebrated 14 years since our first date. For me, fall is a magical time and it gets me feeling all those happy romantic feelings. Guess you all know why I picked October for my wedding. Well, that and it's hot as…
In late October, I’ll be at the Sirens literary conference in Denver talking about managing burnout as a creative. In prep for this workshop, I’ve been going through my notes from earlier in the year and I thought I’d create a series of posts documenting my experience with burnout. You can expect the rest of…
I remember as a kid the fun of Friday the 13th, a day that was supposed to bring bad luck, a day that in my mind was forever linked to a 1980's horror film. For me personally, Friday the 13ths have historically been good days. I'm not sure why; perhaps I'm looking for the good…
It's come to my attention that today is National Read a Book day, which, as an avid reader and fan of all things books, I wholeheartedly support. I went to the library yesterday to pick up a book I'd been very much looking forward to reading, but when I got home and opened the book,…
Someone told me yesterday that school has started back up, so in my mind that means summer is over. Sure, technically it's still summer, but I'm ready to share three great books with y'all, so lets' go with it. Killers of the Flower Moon : The Osage Murder and the Birth of the FBI by…
You probably came here looking for book recommendations. Surprise! I did say I'd be sharing my experiences as a writer and reader. And let me tell you what knocked me on my ass as both : professional burnout. I'm presenting a workshop later this year at a literary conference on managing burnout as a creative.…
