Monthly Archives: October 2018

Day 27: When You Feel Like a Fake

Some days I loudly, proudly proclaim that I am a writer. Other days, I might mumble it so that I’m the only one that hears it. When I got the writing spark back a few months ago, I had calling … Continue reading

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Day 26: When Our Writing Goes Off the Rails

It wasn’t until recently that I figured out the main reason I stopped working on my novel, Rapture.  Actually, there were several things that led up to it such as not being able to find my tribe of supportive creatives … Continue reading

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Day 25: The Different Things We Write and Why

I usually try to write my blog post earlier in the day but it just didn’t happen today because it was insane at work so my lunch consisted of a bag of Butter Lovers popcorn And a Pepsi at 3:30 … Continue reading

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Day 24: This Is My Life

My life isn’t much different from anyone else’s.  I’m married to a photographer with his own business that he runs from our home, I work a full-time job that doesn’t feed my soul but is decent and pays the bills, … Continue reading

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Day 23: Where I Write

I have a dream writing space.  It’s a spacious white room with colorful paintings, prints, and decorations.  There are several floor to ceiling bookshelves filled with books from many different subjects but mostly about writing.  There are 2 large windows, … Continue reading

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Day 22: Why Do I Want So Badly to Be a Writer?

Writing chose me as a child.  I don’t remember even thinking about it, I just started writing and have never stopped.  I kept diaries and journals all of my life…some were truthful depictions of my life while some were entries … Continue reading

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Day 21: Making Changes

The most difficult for me at this moment is making the time to write.  The problem isn’t that there’s no time…it’s that I don’t take advantage of it.  Honestly, after I get home from work, all I want to do … Continue reading

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Day 20: Wouldn’t It Be Nice…

If you’re like me, you probably sometimes sit and think about how nice it would be to wake up, have a cup of coffee or tea while you gather your writerly (don’t bother getting the dictionary…I made the word up.  … Continue reading

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Day 19: Some Days, Like Today, I’m Not a Very Inspired Writer

I am having 1 of THOSE days.  The kind where not a creative insight or idea is to be seen or heard coming from me.  I suppose it’s because I have my day job weighing on my mind so very … Continue reading

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Day 18: When You’re Just So Very Tired

Tired as in weary.  Tired as in fed up.  Tired as in, “I just want to give up.”  We all experience those feelings…more some days than others.  Maybe you’ve slaved over a novel and all you’ve received are rejection slips … Continue reading

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