Recently, I went through a crisis of faith about myself and my writing career. (I deliberated using writing “career” there, but I am endeavoring to be more positive!) I, like many, have doubts about whether or not I am cut out to be a writer. There are times when it seems all I ever wanted, and there are times when… Read more »
Well, none, because I’m not a dog person. But that’s not the point, obviously, or it would be both a very short and very non-writing-related post! So currently my beta reader is my boyfriend, after my other beta readers flaked out and he kept insisting he wanted to read some of my writing. I like letting him read it, but… Read more »
Okay, so I’ve been trying to convince myself to write a new year’s post for a while now (about a month and 8 days!), but I kept putting it off. Because it was a pitiful year for me. Truly, gut-wrenchingly terrible. I’m pretty sure at this point my writing skills have atrophied into a twisted ball of lols and emoticons…. Read more »
So much for knuckling down. I had a small burst of productivity (2 days) and then nothing.In my defense, I’ve had some personal issues that have totally derailed my attention for anything. Not to get into to too much detail–this is my writing blog, after all–but my boyfriend broke up with me for legitimate reasons outside our control. We still… Read more »
I am in a rage! Well, I’m not a very angry person, so I suppose it’s more like my feathers are ruffled. Either way, not happy! I actually felt like writing today, but I thought working on one of my short stories rather than my current WIP would help get the juices flowing. I went to go find it…and it’s… Read more »
Sometimes I get so scared about writing. I know how many people out there want to be authors. Who doesn’t know someone who is “working on a book/novel”? I know that there are plenty of talented writers who never find the right agent or the right publisher, and their work slides into obscurity. I know that it takes more than… Read more »