What I’ve Learned

  • What I’ve Learned: Creating a Character Sketch

    For the longest time, I have been a discovery writer. I’ll have a vague idea of a plot and a vague idea of a character, sometimes a name and sometimes not, and then I will discovery write. At least that’s how I used to write. For several years, my writing process was that way. It…

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  • Week Four Updates and Monthly Insights

    Here we are in the last week (and last few days!) of November. This month has been quite the creative and productive month with writing and posting on the blog (and other places). I’ve made it through approximately 25% of my novel (I started the plot a little early- more on that later) and I…

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  • What I’ve Learned and Week Three Updates

    This November has been a whirlwind of emotions and words. This is not the best November I’ve ever done (I have done crazy word counts in previous years somewhere between 90K and 100K), but it is the most consistent. I made myself a promise this year to hit the minimum of 1,667 words every day…

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