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  • How to Manage Your Reading Slump

    Oh goodness. I’m in a pretty awful reading slump right now. For those of you who don’t know, a reading slump is when every book you pick up feels like a lead weight. You definitely want to read that book, but it’s not on the top priorities list. You read the words on the page and all…

  • NaNoWriMo 2016 Update – Push

    I’m at 8,196 words right now. According to my NaNoWriMo tracker, I should be finished with my book by February. But even going against that number, I don’t feel in any way good about the progress that I’ve been making. And truly, it’s my own fault. I’ve stopped writing. I’ve got no excuses. My day…

  • NaNoWriMO 2016 Update – Decisions, decisions

    Challenges are always tough for me. It has something to do with my need to reach the end. Even in school while a deadline loomed over me, I struggled and stressed out by the fact that this paper needed to be X number of words or Y number of pages. Why couldn’t I say what…

  • NaNoWriMo 2016 – Introduction

    Happy November, everyone! I’m super excited about this one because I’ll be participating in National Novel Writing Month also known as NaNoWriMo. The month where you challenge yourself to write 50,000 words to your novel. I’m going to be writing my third book throughout NaNoWriMo. Yes, this would be my third time participating in the marathon…