3 Things to try during NaNo

So we’re deeper into NaNo, and you’ve hopefully found a way to stay motivated. That’s awesome, and you should absolutely keep it up! However, you might be feeling a different kind of burnout. The kind that comes not from working too hard, but from doing the same thing every day, and feeling yourself getting tired …

3 Ways to Stay Motivated during NaNo

Hey everyone! We are, as of today, ten days into National Novel Writing Month. If you’re on track, you’re 16,667 or so words into your project. If you’re an overachiever, you’re much higher than that. (My friend is on 28,578, which doesn’t make me feel like a snail at all.) If you’re not on track, …

How I Outline my Novels – From a Recovering Panster

As I’ve mentioned before, I used to be a pure pantser. I’d go into a story, screaming with excitement, and run with it, just seeing where it took me. No outline, no road map, no plan. Sometimes, that would lead to weird and wonderful things that I never expected. Other times, it lead me to …

3 Self-Care Tips For a Busy Life

One thing that I’ve noticed about a lot of up and coming writers is that we are so very, very busy. To take my own personal example, I work a full time job that takes up 45-50 hours a week, spend 2-3 hours a weeknight writing, and on my weekends spend 6 hours minimum (usually …