It doesn’t ring true in the slightest because it’s trying to force a situation that can’t happen organically. The Critical Drinker I took a rather extended pause on continuing work for my next novel, Catalyst, after NaNoWriMo 2021 came to a close. This was due to several factors – I was a little burned out …
Perhaps we reveal ourselves too much in small things because we have so little of the great to conceal. Kakuzō Okakura Been a hot minute, hasn’t it? I’ve been in a bad way of late, and this was one of the things that fell by the wayside. Not a good look when I’m angling for …
How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour, and that one, is what we are doing. A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days. Annie Dillard, The Writing Life It comes as little surprise that, as the dust …
Unless a particular man made New Year resolutions, he would make no resolutions. Unless a man starts afresh about things, he will certainly do nothing effective. G.K. Chesterton, A Chesterton calendar Happy 2022, everybody. Hope it’s started off well for you. Last year was, well… it was something. I think it was simultaneously the longest …
It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things. Leonardo da Vinci Happy December! First of all, I want to apologize for this being a day late. When I finished the final day of NaNoWriMo, I …
It is impossible to make time but you can always make a commitment. Johnnie Dent Jr. This upcoming Tuesday marks the end of my first NaNoWriMo. Obviously. It’s the last day of November, after all. I won’t lie, this puts me at a bit of a weird point for this article. I’ve discussed why I’m …
That’s the trouble with humans. We stumble over things that aren’t even there. Sai Pradeep Good thing there’s nothing important going on in the world to talk about at the moment, right? Right? Anyway, week 3 was definitely not the best for writing productivity. Between having my family come into town, my 14th wedding anniversary, …
The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. Confucius, Confucius: The Analects It’s not that I’m running out of ideas that aren’t retreads (I am), but after last week’s NaNoWriMo update I figured why not keep these going for the month? It’s a once-a-year thing, after all, and NaNo is a …
You need to have faith in yourself. Be brave and take risks. You don’t have to have it all figured out to move forward. Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart Look there! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s another throwaway post! With family in town, a baseball game for my youngest, …
Do. Or do not. There is no try. Yoda, The Empire Strikes Back Well, it’s over. I’ve checked the calendar a couple of times today – not that I needed to being Halloween and all, hard to miss all that going on – and the clock many, many more. Just did again, in fact, to …
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