Tag Archives: motivation
Learning How to Plan for Your Dreams (Guest Post)
The next guest poster I’d like to welcome to the blog is poet and short story writer Lissa Clouser, whom I met through the 12 x 12 challenge. When I first read her post, I found it really struck a … Continue reading
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Encouraging Children to Write (Guest Post)
Today’s guest post is a timely post for the school holidays. If you’re looking for a way to encourage your children to get into writing or you are looking for an activity for them to do while you write, Melissa … Continue reading
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Hump Day
NaNoWriMo Diary – Day 15 Total number of words written: 25076 Words Written Today: 2898 Coke consumed: 1 can Chocolate consumed: 3 squares Smarties chocolate Yes, I know it’s not Wednesday yet, but I’m not talking about midweek hump day, … Continue reading
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3 Symptoms of the Week 2 Blues (and How to Cure It)
NaNoWriMo Diary – Day 10 Total number of words written: 16283 Words Written Today: 250 (so far) Coke consumed: 1 can Chocolate consumed: 1 fun size Crunchie, half a cup of Milo–by which I mean just dry Milo, no milk … Continue reading
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NaNoWriMo – The journey so far
LAST YEAR Last year I attempted NaNo for the first time. I only got 25k. I managed to finish the novel a few months later and have recently just finished editing. THIS YEAR The plan… This year I had four … Continue reading
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Why You Shouldn’t Let Rejection Get You Down
The story about Dr. Seuss got me thinking about other famous authors who were rejected before making it big, like J.K. Rowling and Stephen King (who are now two of the richest and most famous authors around today). Continue reading
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