Month: January 2015
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Inspiration from the past, and all the stuff I didn’t think I wanted to learn
So this week I’ve been plotting like mad, and the new book has required me to create not only the regular kind of things for a book (overall plot and characters, romantic and character arches, etc), but also something more: I’ve had to create the entire world my story takes place in, down to planets…
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Fresh New Idea
So I have a new idea for story cooking in my head. This past week has generally been one of those good news-bad news kind of weeks, and the WIP I was working on isn’t working. And I don’t mean a little difficulty, I mean it’s not moving forward. I have therefore given myself permission…
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Resolve to Give Yourself a Break
We’ve made it to the third week of January – hooray! I say this since my feelings for January are still, let’s say, “mixed.” But I’ve been feeling a lot better since I decided on three things: To focus on the creativity and the process rather than the end product (at least during the actual…
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Happy 2015!! Sneak up on those goals!
So it’s a brand new year all ready. Are you prepared? First I always find it pays to look at the last year – while trying very hard to look at things in a positive manner, focusing on what was achieved and accomplished rather than just what wasn’t accomplished. 🙂 Then comes the new year,…