I’ve been dangling TV over myself like a carrot, making sure I got words in before I was allowing myself to do anything else. Sometimes it works, sometimes I cheat. But most of the time, I manage to have enough…
Consistency over quantity
I’ve been thinking a lot about how fast draft works for me and why sometimes I feel like it doesn’t. I set lofty goals and a lot of times, I don’t always make it. Then I berate myself for not…
Prepping for a project
I give myself a lot of excuses when I start a new project. I hate a blank page. So when I sit down and start looking at one, the first page of a new project, I suddenly come up with…
Done and Moving on…
Ending books is really hard for me. I almost always want to go right back to the beginning and start fixing the things I know need to be fixed while they’re fresh in my head. I almost always need to…
Fast Draft Day 5: How to Not End a Book
How to Not End a Book. That’s kind of a weird title. But also fitting at the same time. Yesterday, I was talking about how I was getting into the flow and I was on the downswing of the book….
Fast Draft Day 4: Getting into the flow
I love this part of the book. It’s when I hit that tipping point at the end of the Murky Middle, when the events I created start knitting themselves together into some cohesive form of story. The words get easier,…
Fast Draft Day 3: The Murky Middle
I’ve always struggled with middles. It’s why a lot of my stories stop at the 25-35k mark. Maybe it’s my pantserly ways, since I usually have no plan to get from where I’m at in the middle to the end…
Fast Draft Day 2: Facing Challenges Head On
I love starting new challenges off on a good note, but I’m always afraid that if it’s too good on day one, I may fizzle out before I finish it. I didn’t beat my word count from yesterday, nor did…
Fast Draft Day 1
I completely forgot to post here that I was attempting Fast Draft this week. If you’re not familiar with Fast Draft, the basic principle is cutting out the distractions and writing a novel in two weeks. It’s a concept from…
The Not-Quite-Ready Project
I have this problem with jumping between projects. It’s not always a problem, really. I think it’s a good thing when I get stuck on a project, and can switch gears to clear my head on the original project. BUT……
Should you give up?
There are people who write far more books than you have, and you’ll never catch up. There are people who read far more books than you have, and you’ll never catch up. There are people who do ALL THE THINGS…
Updating of the Things!
Holy cow! It’s been an insanely busy couple of months in the Butler household. Moving took up so much time I didn’t even have time to blog here. I finally got internet at the new place, so it’s been a…
