In today's vlog, I respond to Vivian Reis and her tips on how to write with a full-time job / full-time life. Links are in the description to her video and all resources mentioned.
Category: On Writing and Genre
Tell your story with WHATEVER you have [video post]
Here's today's vlog! My thoughts on equipment and storytelling as well as footage from more daily activities.
START crushing your CREATIVE project! [Video Post]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik_XnABrAA0 Hope you're enjoying the video posts. Leave me a comment on here or YouTube if you are! (I meant to post this Wednesday! Sorry :/ ) -Curtis
9 Reasons Why You Should Start Writing Your Novel (OR ANY OTHER PIECE OF FICTION)Today
Writing today is the start of writing every week, which is the start of writing every other day, which is the start of writing EVERY DAY.
10 (Or MORE?) WRITING PROMPTS for FUN [VIDEO POST]
Here are 10 (Or More?) Writing Prompts for you to try out just for fun. They're a little goofy.
3 easy ways to INSTANTLY up your writing game [video post]
These are three things I do to keep myself writing consistently and happily. I hope you can use these to improve your writing life in some way, shape, or form. If not, let me know below. It’s good to know when something doesn’t work!
5 Tips for Winning NaNoWriMo 2019
With National Novel Writing Month coming up soon, here are five tips for writing through November.
90,000 Words Later – What I learned from writing a fantasy novel . . .
Recently, I finished drafting, revising, and editing my manuscript for The Witch's Uprising, a medieval-inspired fantasy for teens, young adults, and adults. It took me more time than I wanted, but it was worth every bit of effort.
At 90,000 words, my manuscript is longer than I originally planned. I'm proud to say that I've finished something of this magnitude, and I hope it will be one of many projects in years to come. . .
Are you already prepping for NaNoWriMo? My thoughts – Please share yours!
As I research and study several avenues of self-publication, online publication, and author-related social media, I notice that I often daydream about writing new pieces outside of my mainline series. It would be nice to draft a quick 50,000 word novel, if only to have fun writing with others. I'd like to reconnect with the joy of cooking something from scratch / partially prepped.
Here are my questions to you:
-Are you thinking of participating in NaNoWriMo?
-Are you already prepping for November?
-Are you working on something else? Â
Share your thoughts in any case! I WANT TO KNOW.
What just happened? Why I had to temporarily stop writing and re-asses how I create . . .
In the last two weeks, I have not written a single word, despite my original goal of reaching 180-300 hours of writing this summer. Why? A Downward Spiral of Inactivity My relationship with time management is a funny one. For weeks at a time, I feel like the most productive person ever, and then, for … Continue reading What just happened? Why I had to temporarily stop writing and re-asses how I create . . .