There are so many valuable lessons that I've learned throughout this writing process (some about how to write and the majority about myself as I write). I've shared many of them with you along the way. However, today's post is an effort to bring the main insights of this continuing saga into a more condensed … Continue reading Writing Momentum (Part Two)
Category: DOM Writer’s Block: A Writer’s Journey
First Draft Manuscript is DONE!
What a wonderful day in the neighborhood. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and the adrenaline is pumping and keeping me going after getting only 3.5 hours of sleep. (Unfortunately, I'm getting way too comfortable with the lack of sleep these days). It's for a good reason, though. I look at it this … Continue reading First Draft Manuscript is DONE!
Writing Momentum (Part One)
I didn't want to make the title of this post too long, so I settled with "Writing Momentum (Part One)". However, if I'd gone with my original, more lengthy title, today's reflection would have been named "Writing Momentum... All the Little Things (Part One)". Week 11 encapsulated all the mini lessons that I've learned over … Continue reading Writing Momentum (Part One)
Wise Saying #7
It's been said that having knowledge is only half the story of one's success and that the other part involves the application of that knowledge. Sound familiar? Well, I believe it was Dale Carnegie who once said that "Knowledge isn't power until it is applied." I would wholeheartedly agree with this statement, which is why … Continue reading Wise Saying #7
Writing with Focus
My writing journey is chugging right along... full steam ahead. I've completed week 10 and have my sights on all the great things that are going to happen in week 11, as the road to the completion of my written manuscript winds down. My report for week 10 has to start with the not so … Continue reading Writing with Focus
Outlining and Self-Publishing
I can't believe that I'm at week 10 already. Can I ask time to slow down a bit? Please? Okay, that was a rhetorical question in which I already know the answer. Time stands still for no man. So, I guess I'd better keep plugging right along with it. Week 9... week 9... what can … Continue reading Outlining and Self-Publishing
Wise Saying #5
The past four Wise Sayings were like epiphanies that floated down to my brain and instantly spoke to a situation I was dealing with at the time or had dealt with in the recent past, resembled a call to action that has been on my mind for some time, or emphasized a better way of … Continue reading Wise Saying #5
My Comeback Week
You can call me the "Comeback Kid", if you don't mind. I pulled myself up by the bootstraps and came back with a writing vengeance in week 8. As you may recall from my report in last week's post, there was a whole week's writing deficit that I needed to make up in week 8. … Continue reading My Comeback Week
Temporary Writing Set-Backs
I'm going to be really transparent with you today. Week 7 at the DOM Writer's Block was pretty much a dud. I absolutely missed my weekly writing goal by a lot. Reason being? There was an unforeseen antagonist that swooped in from Uninvitedland and forcibly put up some substantial roadblocks that negatively affected my ability … Continue reading Temporary Writing Set-Backs
Writing Oddities and Organization
I am happy to announce that, with all of the obstacles that seemed to present themselves directly in my face last week, I was still able to achieve my weekly word count goal. I'm not going to say that all my currently typed-up words are in pristine shape with no possibility of revision, but I … Continue reading Writing Oddities and Organization
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