Or at least that’s what my husband complained when I started preparing the family for the November free-for-all. I’m glad he has set his expectations to the right level.
Last year I wrote a list of over 30 ways to keep your kids busy while you write. (My favorites being crafts, audio books and videos—but first [...]
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Oct
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28
Oct
The last week has been exciting in my writing! I tried something new and it’s working! Remember last week I talked about how I used my crumpled wrapping paper from the moving boxes to create brainstorming diagrams and lists? I was sitting at my desk reading an article on writing when I came up with [...]
26
Oct
That month of frenzied, maniacal writing is almost upon us. Next Sunday marks the first day of November and the beginning of the mad rush to write 50,000 words in 30 days. Will you be joining Kitty, Shonna and me as we race toward the finish line? [...]
23
Oct
I feel like my brain has left me. I keep forgetting about the wet laundry in the washing machine. I make supper but forget to cook the potatoes or rice (or start to and don’t turn on the stove!) There seems to always be something at the back of my mind that is niggling away [...]
21
Oct
The highlight of my week was the delivery of all of my worldly possessions! Yay! The best part is sleeping in my own bed. And as a close second to that in making me happy, I’m writing at my own desk again! Double YAY!
So as I tried to balance unpacking with writing, I had an [...]
19
Oct
A couple of weeks ago I told you about my plan to use Randy Ingermanson’s Snowflake Method to re-plan my unwieldy, out of control work-in-progress. I must say, I’m having fun. I’m not as far along as I’d hoped, but I am making progress. I’m finding that my [...]
16
Oct
Tips for Winning NaNoWriMo from Michael Stackpole
Posted by Shonna Slayton Published in NaNoWriMo, ProductivityLast night I went to my first NaNoWriMo event of ’09. Michael Stackpole of Star Wars (Dark Wing) fame was the speaker. I took 8 pages of notes. The two ladies beside me brought Alpha Smarts and their notes totaled something like 1700 and 2300 words.
At the end of the two hours I pushed my [...]
14
Oct
My husband showed me a video a couple of days ago that I can’t get out of my mind. It’s on a web site called TheFunTheory.com and the video is right on the front page, called Piano Staircase. Someone asked – how can we get people to take the stairs instead of the escalator? Someone [...]
12
Oct
I have re-instituted a routine in my life. Writing at the coffee shop. I’d like to be able to go there every day, but neither my schedule nor my budget can afford that. I can afford to spend one day away from [...]
9
Oct
Writing Life Focus–Three Big Chunks
Posted by Shonna Slayton Published in Organization, ProductivityI have been reading Randy Ingermanson’s Advanced Fiction Writing E-zine forever, or for at least a few years. This week held an article called Three Big Chunks that I thought was very interesting and relevant to those of us here trying to set up routines so that we can write more.
What did I think was [...]
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