Blogs that don’t post daily

Or even weekly.
I find that I unsubscribe from blogs that post content everyday. There are a few expections to this rule. But on the whole, I don’t get online everyday and I enjoy a wide variety of reading material.
I’m enjoying slow blogging. Only posting when I have something to say. Means I don’t get a [...]

No NaNoWriMO

For the first time in about 4 years I’m not doing NaNoWriMo.
I am writing a new novel. I started it a few days ago after several months of plotting and replotting. I started it several times before this week, but threw it out as the characters and conflicts didn’t catch my fancy. I’m currently on [...]

Debating Women’s Rights

I post this video on my Facebook recently. I cannot embed the video so you’ll have to watch it.
It’s an amazing 6 minute video about child brides in developing countries.
And this “guy” I knew from school, he was actually in a band with my brother, comments “that girl who set herself on fire, that’s crap.”
And [...]

Happy dance!

Lots of good stuff today. In order of my excitedness.
First, I finished Ky and Serena last night. The first draft. It’s around 40,000 words. It will probably end up around 50 in the edit. I usually have more stuff to add than delete. Not quite as many words as planned, but that’s how it goes.
Second, [...]

Accountability

Image by shutterpillar via Flickr

I’m writing my second novel with two lovely characters stemming from my first novel. And I’m struggling. I’m not madly in love with the characters.
I’m not in love with them because I’m reading the Twilight series. And despite how much the writing drives me crazy and I think is wrong with [...]

Call to Action

I signed up for Darren Rowse’s problogger, 31 days to a better blog. Which was a mistake because I don’t have time or energy to blog everyday.  And I don’t check my email everyday either. Day 24 or so was Call to Action. Which for me would be linking to my book and asking for [...]

The first simple step

I’ve been lamenting on my lack of household cleanliness when I made a trip to the public library and I got a (Frigidaire sponsored) cleaning book. I was reading it and it had tons of great ideas.
I got a little overwhelmed by it all. How would I have time to keep it all together.
I’ve tried [...]

Refilling my cup

I was talking to my mom the other night about being exhausted.
I have a great job that I love. But it leaves me utterly exhausted. Then I come home to my daughter and it’s not fair to her that I’m exhausted, so I play with her. Then get her ready for bed.
Then my partner still [...]

Being the bad guy

I’m feeling like the bad guy in my relationship this weekend. My partner started on a project that I wanted to do. The only problem is I think of the things and he acts on them before I’ve really decided I want it done. When it comes to him, he wants it done NOW.
We don’t [...]

Unnecessary pressure

I realize that yesterday’s post was anti-slow blogging and anti-simple life.
I keep getting caught up in making money from writing. I’m lucky. I have a job I enjoy. I don’t NEED to make a living from writing. It is my hobby. Only a hobby. If I make money from it- cool. I’d love to be [...]