A Writer's Life

I haven't been doing much writing this week. I have been plotting and replotting. I have the story idea.  I have the beginning and the end.  The middle is my problem write down. Though I did mange to write 1,000 words yesterday, though I will have to rewrite them. The important thing is that I am writing, plotting and rewriting. I am also going to write a screenplay along with the novel. So as I am plotting, I am plotting both the novel version and the screenplay version.  I urge you to buy... Save The Cat Book on Screenwriting.  I am plotting the screenplay from that book Also I have the Novel Version of Save the Cat, that I am using to plot out my novel. I have made my Board for the screenplay.  So if you have no idea what I am talking about on Save The Cat Series Check it out   Save The Cat I will keep you posted on my progress. More plotting today

Buy Now We all have a past.  We all have someone who did us wrong.  We all have those negative voices in our heads.  I am stupid.  Who do you think you are?  You are not a writer.  That is a stupid idea.  No one will ever read it. I have a lot of negative voices in my head.  That doesn't mean that I have to listen to those voices. I don't write because I want to.  I would rather sit in front of the tv and binge watch movies and eat junk food and never leave the couch. But I have to write.  I write while I watch tv.  I find myself picking up a notebook, jotting down notes or thoughts. I don't have a choice. So I write. So far this month I have written every day, except 2 days.  That is good for me.   So whatever you are going through, don't listen to the negative voices in our heads, we all have them.  You need to just power through.  Easier said than donew. This book The ...

Buy Now Buy Now We all have a story to tell, whether it is a personal story or a story to entertain.  Someone is waiting to hear or read your story.  Tell your story. Buy Now

Buy Now We all have a story to tell.  I have a lot of ideas that I want to write, and I know that I will not write all the stories, so I have to choose which ones to write. Buy Now Your story can be 5,000 words- 100,000 words, the important thing is to write your story Someone out there is waiting to read or hear your story. What are you waiting for?

I made a writing challenge for me this month of May. My challenge for me was to write everyday, no matter what, even if it was just a sentence. This is my progress so far: Day 1  2,005 Day 2 1,055 Day 3  1,000 Day 4  2,700 Day 5  500 Day 6  4,771 Day 7  1,00 Day 8  2,00 Day 9  1,847 Day 10  500 Day 11  3,000 Day 12  2,500 Day 13  1,000 Day 14  500 Day 15  1,000 Day 16  1,000 Day 17  500 Day 18  2,000 Day 19  Terrible Headache Day 20  500 Day 21  1,000 Day 22 4,000 This is my word count for the month of May.  The days I wrote only 500 words were the days I had headaches.  I manged to write a bit, on the 19th, I could barely function so I wrote nothing.  I am trying to write each and everyday.  I forced myself on somedays, and then other days the word flowed like yesterday when I wrote 4,000 words. If I can do it, you can. It is between...

When you are writing a book, are you just totally focused on that book, or do you write more than one book? I write on 2 or 3 books at a time. I have a rough draft of a Christian Romance finished. This month I am writing another Christian Romance I also am working on a non-fiction book That might explain why I am not publishing as quickly as I would like. I have so many ideas that pop into my head that I have to get it down on paper even if I never use the idea. So I have a lot of stories that are started and never finished and that is okay with me.  I have to write.  I have no choice.  Writing keeps me focus and sane. People have excuses not to write.  Now even the past months when people are forced to stay in their homes, there are writers who are complaining that they don't feel like writing or don't have the time.  When is the time to write if not when you are stuck in home. I do believe that writers write.  It is that simple. Writ...

  Yesterday I wrote my 1,000 words, plus some and then the rain was coming and I had a terrible sinus headache This Month: I am challenging you and myself to write everyday, no matter what, even if it is one sentence.  Everyone can write one sentence. I get terrible headaches all the time.  I have a headache everyday, even though I was told that is not possible. I have learned to deal with my headaches.  I have good days and bad days.  In the past I would use my headaches as an excuse not to do anything.  I would sit in front of the tv with my pepsi and bag of chips and watch the Hallmark channel. I wrote my thousand word, grabbed a pepsi and watched the Hallmark Channel.  You can do this.  I can do this. I am tired today and my head is a bit foggy, but I am blogging today and later I will write my 1,000 words or more. Write one sentence today.  You never know, you might then write a thousand words. Write on!