Writers, and all creatives really, are subject to tremendous self-doubt. One minute you’re high as a kite, feeling like your words will delight and inspire the world, and the next minute like they need to be ground to a fine dust and flushed down the toilet. So it was both validating and humbling to beContinue reading “Digging Back In!”
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Antagonists, Traitors & Villains, Oh My!
I passed the 40,000 word mark today and am nearing the All is Lost moment–that’s the point in the story when your main character is devastated and everything that could go wrong, has gone wrong. It wasn’t until today that I realized I didn’t have my villain nailed down well enough to do him justiceContinue reading “Antagonists, Traitors & Villains, Oh My!”
Breaking through the Barriers
I was really struggling getting all my words written today. Since it’s my first attempt at writing a novel, doubts come at me all the time that I can even accomplish this goal. This morning I told my husband that maybe I just know how to spin out the beginning of a story, not bringContinue reading “Breaking through the Barriers”
Blazing by 10,000 words today!
It’s the 6th day of NaNoWriMo, and I am getting the hang of this daily writing gig! I just blew by the 10,000 word mark without even noticing. It is exhilarating to be able to keep the story in my head enough that I can just jump right back in the next day. I’m 1/5Continue reading “Blazing by 10,000 words today!”
Sarah Lynne John 