But I'm okay with that (and not at all surprised because I procrastinate like a freaking champion)! The reason I'm okay with this Deadline Fail is because I managed to get a lot of work done anyway, and even came up with a few delightful twists. I'm happy with the work so far, and even though there are parts that I'm not so happy with, I know that ( Read more... )

I'm giving myself a deadline to finish TAINTED FROST. I'm so close to finishing, but self-doubt is slowing me down considerably. I'm hoping this deadline will give me a huge nudge to just get it over with, especially since I plan on revising it anyway. This is my second draft, but technically, it's more like a first draft because I started over ( Read more... )

“If you want to write, if you want to create, you must be the most sublime fool that God ever turned out and sent rambling. You must write every single day of your life. You must read dreadful dumb books and glorious books, and let them wrestle in beautiful fights inside your head, vulgar one moment, brilliant the next. You must lurk in libraries ( Read more... )

 Every time I sit down to work on my current WIP, TAINTED FROST, I declare to my mom that "I'm working on my future best-selling novel." Obviously, I don't mean that seriously, but people always say to dream big, so that's exactly what I'm doing. I don't know if this novel will ever even be published, but somehow just saying those words "best- ( Read more... )

 This is brilliant. I found this quote yesterday and it really touched me. I'm going to think of it every time I start to doubt myself and my work.

Don't overanalyze; don't nitpick; don't worry; don't torture yourself...

~JUST WRITE~


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 I get some of my best ideas when I'm walking my dog...or when I'm taking a shower. Isn't that weird? I mean, the shower? Really? Today, while showering, I actually had an epiphany for my current WIP. I was so excited that as soon as I got out of the shower, I made a beeline for my laptop so I could write it all down.

This wasn't the first time I ( Read more... )

Forgive me for being obvious, but I love words. Especially when they're put together in the most perfect way that reading them aloud almost sounds like a melody. I also love inspirational quotes, sayings, mantras, etc. I found one today that really spoke to me. There's so much truth to this little saying, and I've actually thought this on many ( Read more... )

 ...according to T.S. Eliot, and he was a smart man, so I'm going to take his word for it. However, smart people have often been wrong, so here's hoping April is a good month for everybody ( Read more... )

 I've kind of been "down in the dumps" lately. I've been "blue." Et cetera. All those expressions are so weird to me for some reason. Blue is actually one of my favorite colors, so it annoys me that it's associated with sadness. But, anyway.

I've been sad and anxious lately. I've had no motivation or energy to do anything, especially work, but the ( Read more... )

 I found this gif on some random site, and I loved it so much that I wanted to share it with you guys. It basically illustrates (in a very adorable way--I love pink and princesses and makeup) my belief that you must never, ever give up.

I know it's not exactly a revolutionary idea, and it's probably a huge cliche at this point, but it's true. The ( Read more... )