How are you today? I hope you're having a great October so far. 😊 Last week started with a long weekend (yay!) and the beginning of daylight savings (cool!). That makes me happy because I love the longer summer days. And the weather is already pretty warm, so it looks like we might b…

Hey, how are you today? How was your week? Mine was a little wonky. Or at least, I felt a little wonky. We've had a few changes in our schedule lately and it's kinda messing around with us. Not to mention that I seem to have forgotten that although I LOVE spring and everything fe…

Hello. How are you today?  I'm actually taking a mental break at the moment because my last project muddled my brain quite a bit. 😵 It was TOTALLY worth it because I'm really happy/proud about how it turned out. But a break is definitely what I need right now. This is actually my…

Hey! Long time no blog. I was going to post a general update about what I've been doing this month: walking, thrifting, reading, writing... and since the running thread in all of those things is stories , I decided it might be cool to concentrate on THAT. After all, this month …

That's right.  As a result of my (totally) cluttered brain, this month has been one big ball of restless-minded energy. Yet, I've still managed to concentrate long enough to read quite a bit and haven't stopped thinking about my future WIPs. But first, how has this …

That's right. I had one of those weeks where although my head was FULL OF STORY STUFF, I couldn't focus on ONE thing. 😵 There's a lot of mind clutter for me to sift through and it's keeping me from committing to the many projects I'm excited about getting stuck…

This week I'm going to talk about the state of my WIPs.  Not just because my head's been buzzing with stuff , but because I've been juggling and brainstorming and writing a bunch of different stories at the same time. There are several characters trying to grab my atten…

Usually, when December hits I'm mentally exhausted and all I want to do is read and watch and think. But this year has turned out to be a little different. After finishing my NaNoWriMo WIP , I somehow found the energy to throw myself into some pretty big spring cleaning projects.  …

So, how are you today?  As I mentioned the last time I blogged , after my daughter started sorting out her room I was inspired to do the same. So I've had a very busy couple of weeks tackling my own  Spring Cleaning Project . It turned out to be a pretty big project that wormed…

Yep. I finally did it! I signed up. Today is Friday, and after spending the beginning of the week picking out a handful of possible ideas, as well as letting the loudest fill my mind... I'm excited about my pick. The novel I'll be working on during NaNoWriMo 2018 will …

Yep. That's right. There's so much clutter.  Everywhere! And it's not just one thing. Here's a list of stuff: stacks of books, piles of notebooks, pens all over the place, homeless toys...  I'm sure you get the picture. I posted this on Twitter…

Yikes. The weeks are sure moving fast. But at the moment, I don't mind so much because after this week, hubby has a two-week break. Yay. 😊 This also means that my restless mind didn't want to get stuck into a new first draft, or revision. Not until AFTER the leave.  …

Hey!  I just realised that I skipped posting a little something last week. It wasn't intentional, I just wasn't in the mood because I felt a little meh last Friday. No big deal. Then this week, when I started drafting a new post, the internet decided to stop working. W…

Hey! How was your week? I started the week with this plan: And instead ended up doing this: Yep. Instead of losing myself in new story ideas with a nice combination of daydreaming and brainstorming, I ended up sorting through my never-ending toy, collectibles and statione…

The other day I posted this tweet: And just had  to mention it here, because this time of year is always the same. By the time we reach December, I've done so many things that my brain begins to slow down.  I'm the kind of person who's always got a to-do list and pr…

That's right. I finally got around to doing it! Yesterday, I officially signed up for NaNoWriMo 2017 .  THIS IS ME ! I originally planned to do this last week, but I was busy sorting my stationery and reorganising one of my bookshelves. I also went through my review TBR…

Since finishing my latest first draft a few weeks ago, I've been thinking about how I work through each draft. Especially first drafts. So I thought I'd post a bit about how I tackle these projects by allocating daily, weekly and monthly goals. I always find it easier to b…

I posted this tweet the other day:   I might have written a (YA horror) first draft during mid-September/beginning-October, but now it's time to start thinking about NaNoWriMo . *rubs hands together* What is NaNoWriMo? Well, it takes place during the month of Novem…

Welcome to my second current WIP update! Yay. :) This week was another busy one. There seems to be so much going on around here lately that I just can't seem to find any time to relax. Not to mention that although I love spring, I always feel wonky around this time of year. Th…

As I mentioned yesterday , I started writing a new novel this week. Yay.  :) This story has been simmering in the back of my mind for several months now. When that happens, as soon as I get started the words usually pour out of me pretty fast. My goal for this week was to rea…