This is way outside my comfort zone. But I am super excited to be a part of this. I’m going as Joshua Lighthouse from Book of Secrets. There may be dusters, hats and crossbows. Am I kidding? You’ll have to join us to find out. Register once and you can join any of the sessions:…
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Do you do new years resolutions?
I don’t like resolutions on new year’s day. It feels like I am telling the universe that the only possible time I can make a change is on some significant day. Like the beginning of the year or beginning of a month or a birthday. I believe that each day you can work to change…
Focus Fox: The past
Focus Fox says: The past is your lesson. The present is your gift. The future is your motivation. The past participle is your current action. Unknown and writerly mashup
Focus Fox: Life
Focus Fox says: Life is truly known only to those who suffer, lose, endure adversity and stumble from defeat to defeat. Or a a writer go through the process of trying to get traditionally published. Mashup of Anais Nin and a writer’s plight
NaNo and me
According to the Nano site I have been doing NaNo since 2006. I’ve had some wins and some loses and skipped years. I tried to write the year I was pregnant and due in November. Needless to say once my water broke, I was not able to complete that year. I know that there are…
Journey mindset and writer’s brain
After I posted about uncertainty, Ryan, one of my buddies forwarded me a link to an article about the journey mindset. “The important difference between pursuing ‘meaning’ and ‘happiness’ in life.” Was one of the quotes that struck me. I just finished a class to help me plan for a quarter with writing related goals….
Day one – operation dear god did I really set the alarm for that early
The alarm buzzed and worse the light on my alarm clock goes on. Who invented this torture device? Were they a closet sadist? I have to pee and my mouth tastes bad. Dazed. confused. I can ignore those facts. The bed is warm.Was that my alarm or some great cosmic joke that thinks o-butt thirty is really a time. I manage to find…
Judged
I still have fear of letting out the crazy and being judged, but as I get older I care less about that. I realize no matter the safe choices I might make, I am being judged. So why not be judged for who I really am rather than who I think they want me…
How to discover your writing genius
I had a friend email me this and really liked it. How to Discover Your Writing Genius and Do Your Best Work, courtesy of Henneke at Enchanting Marketing
MILWORDY
I am up early because my brain is all over the place, but MILWORDY is at the top. MILWORDY is writing a million words in a year. So starting Sept 1st, 2020 and extending to Aug 31, 2021, you would write million words. Am I the only one who got the Austin Power’s Dr Evil’s…