You might remember that I challenged myself to get back into writing more poetry in 2025 by writing one poem per month. You also may remember that I started to worry I was going to drop the ball in MARCH by waiting until the 19th to write my poem. Anyone looking at the calendar right... Continue Reading →
This month one of my goals was to dig into the idea journal and look for inspiration. I'm going to be needing a new work-in-progress here shortly and that's usually where I start. I often reread old ideas, trying to find something that sparks a desire to write more for me. Often, I'll write something... Continue Reading →
Whew, was anyone else starting to get worried that I would drop the ball on this poetry challenge so early into the year? No, just me? Alright, fair. You all have more faith in me than I do, apparently. You'll remember I've challenged myself to get back into writing more poetry in 2025. I kept... Continue Reading →
You may be aware that I'm trying to get back into writing poetry in 2025. For that reason, I've challenged myself to write 12 poems (one per month). As I mentioned in January, I often use prompts when I'm writing poetry because it's been a long time and prompts help get those creative juices flowing.... Continue Reading →
Sometimes when I’m in the middle of editing a project instead of drafting I will turn to writing exercises to get my brain working in new ways. This is a fun way to keep myself sharp and continue to write new words even while editing old ones. This month, since I am actively editing the... Continue Reading →
Today is November 28th. I officially have 3 days left to reach my goal of 50,000 words for National Novel Writing Month. I say 3 because I haven’t written today (yet). Am I on track? No. Am I close? Yes. Right this second, I’m at 42117 words. According to the NaNo website’s helpful statistics page,... Continue Reading →
We are 11 days into November. I’ve written words on my work-in-progress for 10 of those days (haven’t logged any yet for today, but it’s only 8:30 AM my time). How am I doing so far? Let’s check. Kingdom of Fraun Short Stories When I started NaNo this year there were 3 short stories in... Continue Reading →
Today is November 1st. The day when I need to sit down with a careful outline and pen out the first 1667 words that will be my NaNo project.
So today I’m going to take a look at the first half of 2022. I’m planning to see where I’m at and set myself up for success in the last half of the year.
Today I decided to go with the nonfiction prompt.
