Writing a Novel with Rocketbook?
Karen2 Commentshiking, writingOCR, optical character recognition, rocketbook, transcription, writing
I’m always looking for the best way to keep up with my writing while traveling. Did I say traveling? Okay. Fine. I meant hiking. The idea of hiking a long trail hasn’t left me, but the thought of coming home and finding a tower of handwritten material waiting to be typed? **shudder** Ask me about
How to Choose a Writing Contest
A few weeks ago, I downloaded the rules for the local-ish science fiction convention’s writing contest. The deadline is Sunday, and I’m waiting for the whoosh as that deadline flies by. There’s the part of me that wants to enter, and the part of me that’s debating whether the story wouldn’t be better off somewhere
IWSG: Conflicted about Content
The awesome co-hosts for the March 2 posting of the IWSG are Janet Alcorn, Pat Garcia, Natalie Aguirre, and Shannon Lawrence! March 2 question – Have you ever been conflicted about writing a story or adding a scene to a story? How did you decide to write it or not? Writing that kind of scene isn’t something that bothers me.
IWSG: February is the New January
The awesome co-hosts for the February 2 posting of the IWSG are Joylene Nowell Butler, Jacqui Murray, Sandra Cox, and Lee Lowery! My connection is being a little temperamental right now, so my apologies in advance, if this cuts off mid-post. I’m doing a little re-evaluating of where I am, right now. A few
How My 2022 Is Going, So Far
I’m trying to focus on the positives. Honestly, I am. I did get into a decent revision routine for a while. I made some progress. And then… things fell apart. I got siiiick. Sounds whine-y when compared to people who are in hospitals with tubes down their throats. But damn. I got to the point
IWSG: Writing Regrets
The awesome co-hosts for the January 5 posting of the IWSG are Erika Beebe, Olga Godim, Sandra Cox, Sarah Foster, and Chemist Ken! My good news for the month is that the story I sold to Tales to Terrify is finally available in the latest episode (Episode 518, for people who are reading this
Onward!
I sent out my first short story of the year this morning… which is writer-talk for I got my first rejection of the year this morning. Finished another short story, and sent that out, too for good measure. I’m aiming to really, truly, actually write and submit fifty-two short stories this year. That means about
The Butt-Ugly Bullet Journal Rides Again
Karen5 CommentsBlogging, Revising, writingbujo, Bujo spreads, bullet journal, bullet journal for writing, organization, organization for writers, projects, time management, ugly bullet journal, writer's bullet journal, writing bullet journal
I’m in the process of setting up my bullet journal for the first three months of 2022. My regular readers already know that this is not the place I do art. You do you, but for me, this is an exercise in setting up an organizational plan that works for me, and for my
IWSG: Stresses and Delights
December 1 question – In your writing, what stresses you the most? What delights you? The awesome co-hosts for the December 1 posting of the IWSG are PJ Colando, Diane Burton, Louise – Fundy Blue, Natalie Aguirre, and Jacqui Murray! I’m just coming off Nanowrimo, so I’m feeling pretty good, right now. (Yes, I