Motivation
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Make like the Horrors and Persist
The time between seasons always wears me out. My body doesn’t love the fluctuation of temperatures and the sheer amount of caffeine I consume apparently can’t help with that. I’m also sleeping poorly … but through it all, I’m practicing… Continue reading
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It puts the lime in the coconut or it gets the hose again
Technically, I’ve been getting a lot of words down on paper but I’m having a structural issue with the [Say Nope to the Trope] serial that is going to be a lot of effort but 100% would be for the… Continue reading
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Finding old projects I definitely didn’t forget about
I’ve been working on one of my more difficult writing vices: creating new projects when the motivation for the current one runs out (sometimes it’s not even motivation but focus or a block). Sometimes, if my projects are lucky, my… Continue reading
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Trying to Demolish Writer’s Block
Whether it’s true writer’s block, burnout or executive dysfunction, there are few strategies I have for combatting it. Unfortunately, the first thing I do when I want to write but can’t … is start writing something new. Much of the… Continue reading
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Oh wow, I almost can’t believe I’ve done this
Though I have experience in the publishing industry, it feels like forever ago and I never self-published anything. Doing it now, I’m often fretting about not knowing how it will go for a first time publish. This means I occasionally… Continue reading
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Cycle 26’s Writing Project, Preptober Incoming
This April I will be entering my second Preptober using the writing blocks I developed from Heart Breathings’ Preptober video. Sarra is actually about to start another Rough Draft Challenge (she does them April, July and November). The way I’ve… Continue reading
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Writing Tools: Study With Me (Body Doubling)
Before I knew what it was called “body doubling”, I was using “study with me” videos on YouTube to help me study and write. I bought it in September 2024, not long after it was first released and I have… Continue reading
