It is indeed, and I want to make sure that I know what it is I need to do. Lots of baking, and cleaning, and cooking and stuff! Also, writing and formatting (although that will be later tonight, when I’m on the big computer.) So, I’m doing a list here to make sure that I …
(writing/health) Exercise your body, not just your pen
Following up on Tuesday’s post about sick days – the other side of that coin is that writers tend to be hard on their bodies. Sadly, the image of Hemingway or Capote drunk and spinning brilliance out of the bottle is a romantic myth that our profession can’t seem to shake. And it’s an old …
(writing) Writers don’t get sick days.
Yesterday, I was sick. Really sick. Like, running a fever and wanting only to sleep most of the day sick. And I did sleep until about 2:30 pm. Then I dragged myself out of bed, and downstairs. My cousin in law (or ex-cousin-in-law, I guess) posted that she didn’t know how I could be writing …
(blog post) Just a note
Due to illness, the blog post will be delayed until this evening. Sorry.
(writing) Have to share the new Snow cover!!!
Yes, it’s not my normal blogging day, but dammit, this is just too pretty not to share NOW! The lovely Starla Huchton (aka riznphnx) has done a new cover for my Dark Horseman novella Snow, which I’m going to be re-releasing under my own name in the next week or so. Isn’t it gorgeous? She’s …
(rant) Warning, Val is annoyed
Warning: this post does wander into rant territory. It also wanders into politics, a bit, but mostly it’s a rant. You have been warned. I’m in training at a new job. I haven’t switched companies, but I’ve been promoted, so I’m getting training in one of the new areas I’ll be supporting (pensions, if you …
(writing/nanowrimo) Lessons I’ve learned from this year’s NaNo
Okay, last NaNo post, I promise. 🙂 But I learned a few things about my writing style this time around (I learn things every time, honestly) and I thought I’d share them with you guys. So here are the lessons I’m taking away from this year. 1. Planning: I am not a pantser. This NaNo …
Turning over a new leaf (aka, changes coming to this blog)
I’m always in awe of authors like John Scalzi or Jay Lake who blog every day. I totally want to be like them, except I’m realizing two things (besides the fact that they’re way more popular and successful than I am – I know that already): 1. I don’t know that I have something to …
(nanowrimo) Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a winner!
Look what I have!!! I did it! I did it! 50,000 words in one month!!!! Now that the insanity of NaNoWriMo is over, I can actually like, do things other than writing again. What a weird feeling. I will NOT be doing an Advent story this year – sorry. This story was supposed to be …
(personal/writing/to-do) Deciding to take Sunday off
Well, in the sense that I’m not going to Williamsfaire. I feel like I SHOULD, but you know what? I need to do laundry, I need to cook for the week, and I need to keep writing. And I wasn’t going to really do anything at Williamsfaire anyways, other than write. So I feel better …