In the middle of everything (again)
I’ve been revising a novel these past few months. I assign myself a few short chapters each week. I usually aim to keep one workday …Read More
Tag Archives: writing
Guest post: How to change an average Tuesday
Laura's note: I'm welcoming Elisabeth Frost to the blog today! Elisabeth participated in my Tranquility by Tuesday Project during the spring of 2021, and she …Read More
Update on another year-long project: Re-creating Dec 14, 2021
We're nearing the end of the year, and thus we're nearing the end of my various year-long projects. For instance, I have read almost all the …Read More
20,000 words (if not 50,000)
Today is the last day of November. I had toyed with participating in National Novel Writing Month, that challenge wherein people write a 50,000-word novel …Read More
Rather than cancel or quit
Lots of folks will start National Novel Writing Month on November 1st. This writing challenge involves writing a 50,000 word novel over the 30 days …Read More
Planning out a book
One reason I am so excited for the launch of Tranquility by Tuesday next week (though I am starting to get tired of hearing myself …Read More
Friday miscellany: Lots of time in airports (and not much at the destination)
It has been quite the week. I recorded the audiobook of Tranquility by Tuesday on Monday and Tuesday. That now seems like a lifetime ago …Read More
Getting things done (piece by piece)
My husband and I are both training for a half-marathon in late September. Weekends can be a great time for the necessary long runs, but …Read More
TBT Scorecard: Little adventures, if not big ones
I have been tracking my time for a great many years. One of the quirks of the calendar is that you wind up repeating the …Read More
600,000 words
The Before Breakfast podcast launched in March of 2019, and I've produced a new episode every weekday since then. I tend to batch produce these, …Read More