April 05, 2015
On Writing: Motivation vs Willpower
I had to write a feature article for work the other day discussing the difference between motivation and willpower—especially when it comes to achieving personal goals. My research went pretty deep (since it had to be an intelligent-sounding write-up, as opposed to my usual blah-blah-blah-life-is-sunshine-and-daisies perspective), and a lot of what I unearthed fascinated me. I…
February 28, 2014
It’s Official: I’m Going To Be Published!!
Oh, wow. Yesterday was beyond a doubt one of the best days of my entire life! I honestly could not have imagined a more perfect day – in every way, from beginning to end, and everything in between! I don’t even know where to start, but I’ll do my best to not leave anything out….
February 24, 2014
Sydney: Where My Publishing Dreams Become Reality
So, it looks like I’m off to Sydney in three days for my meet-and-greet with the publishers – how exciting! I feel like my ears are bleeding from all the legal advice I’ve received over the last month, but I’m now finally at a place where I’m comfortably knowledgeable about everything contract-wise… Which is awesome….
February 15, 2014
Starting A New Manuscript
There are two settings that my life seems tuned to: reading-mode and writing-mode. For me, there’s no in-between. I’m either reading, or I’m writing. I can’t do both – just like I can’t read two different books at once; I have to finish one before I start another. I’ve been holding tight to my reading-mode…
February 12, 2014
Road To Publishing: The Next Step
Good news, everyone! It looks like I’m almost ready for the next stage in my publishing journey! I’ve received the legal advice for my contract and I’ve been communicating back and forth (and back and forth… and back and forth… and back and–you get the point…) with the publisher. And honestly, I’m surprised they still want to sign…
February 05, 2014
What is writing ‘success’?
I was discussing the definition of ‘writing success’ with my best friend, Jodie, the other day and we found it to be an interesting topic. Even just the term ‘success’ is subjective – what I consider success to be isn’t necessarily what you consider it to be. And especially when it comes to writing – there…