April 23, 2014 NaNoWriMo, Publishing, Writing books, creating, fiction, fruitfulness, goals, kids, life, manuscript, novel, productivity, progress, words, work

Being a Prolific Writer

The word ‘prolific‘ is one I’d love to be labelled with… Oh look, she’s turned out another bestseller book! What a prolific writer she is… I’ve aimed at ridiculous wordcounts per day, I’ve pantsed and plotted and settled into a happy combination of both. I’ve changed my sleeping habits, tried NaNoWriMo, read a ton […]

November 12, 2013 NaNoWriMo, Writing books, creating, creativity, deadlines, dreams, fiction, fruitfulness, goals, manuscript, novel, priorities, productivity, progress, words, work

Na-NOOOOOOO!-WriMo

I signed up for Nano again this year. Can you read the stupid tattoo on my forehead? Yeah, thought so. You see, I write slowly. For a slow writer to sign up for Nano is like being lactose intolerant at an all-you-can-drink-milkshake bar. Sooner or later there will be pain and suffering. Right now […]