I believe writers are masters of self-sabotage. Either we allow ourselves to get distracted from our WIPs by shiny new ideas, or a plot bunny distracts us and turns a 70.000-word story into a 250.000-word beast. Writing is hard,; it requires a lot of time, hard work and dedication, and yet every single one of … More Goodbye, Safety Net (End of Camp NaNoWriMo)
I’ve got a guest post up on Ronel the Mythmaker‘s blog today about Seeing Yourself in a Book. I’m really very happy with it, but it’s an almost exact rendition of my earlier post, What Diversity in YA Meant to Me (but better, if I do say so myself – if you haven’t read the original, I … More Making Your Characters Real
This week has been interesting. I’ve spent a lot of time inside my own head, reflecting, musing, making decisions. So it seems fitting that there happened to be a mental health post on the schedule this Saturday, since these posts appear to have become sort of diary-like about how my mental health has been like … More Hurting People Less (Wouldn’t It Be Nice)
Today’s post is quite a few hours late, and my apologies for that. Just one of those days, you know? But here it is. This week has been going quite well, writing-wise. For Camp NaNoWriMo I’ve reached my word-count goals every day and hope to reach 15.000 words this weekend. So that should all be … More Short Story: Corton
Writing Up My Serotonin 