Category: balance
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Mayday!
The month is almost over and I’ve not made much progress on my writing goal (one thousand out of five thousand words so far) and I’m three books behind schedule for my reading goal for the year. Plus, I just remembered the yearly goals I’ve made every year on my birthday for the past several…
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Highs and Lows
A writing life is full of its own highs and lows and this week, though it’s just beginning, has both. How do I know? I’ve already experienced the spectrum of emotions. Good news first: I passed twenty-five thousand words on the first draft of FORTITUDE. Most days I’m making myself write first thing in the…
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Nourish Your Goals
Did you catch my post earlier this month about ferns? I didn’t have to wait for the summer heat to test me or the fern. This past Sunday I had a minor freak-out about my writing goal—finishing the first draft of FORTITUDE—while I’m in my seventh month of waiting to hear back from publishers about…
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Five Second Rule
I’ve been in the midst of a transitional period for the past few weeks. Once again, it’s necessary to play the part of a juggler as my responsibilities shift, the weight of new expectations ruining the balance of my old schedule. I tossed the objects into the air one at a time. Family first, of…
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