And the best time for writing is…?

Let’s seeeEEEeee.

4am? 7 pm? Is it late in the evening? Could it be on Blue Moon Tuesdays?

Since we, writers/writer-parents have to change our writing routine pretty often depending on what the kids are up to, I went into research mode to find out if such a thing as THE Best Time to Write existed.

Early birds, night owls, happy badgers, drum roll. The winner is…

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Weekly Writing Diary: Why starting a business blog is​ rough, why writing a novel is though

Monday, Day 58

Note to the readers: I’m talking a bit about blogging this morning. Don’t worry, I haven’t came up with a online course on « How to make money with a blog » and I’m not selling anything. Thanks for being here.

Are you a blogging too, dear fellow writers?

If not, you are certainly doing something about that famous author platform stuff anyway!

I’ve started blogging just for fun, or just for the love of books I should say, about seven years ago.

Seven years !

I couldn’t believe it when I went back in time to take a look at that, after reading a newsletter from a businesswoman I truly admired, Angela at StrayCurls.

Some of those articles, written with such naïveté it hurt to look at it, were full of mistakes and way too many pretty-literary words, hahaha!

I’ve learned a ton about writing blogs since. As a freelance writer for the web, no way around here. But also as a stay-at-home parent who toyed with the idea of starting an online business.

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Weekly Writing Diary: Dreams and Nightmares in Writer Wonderland

Monday, Day 30

Dreams.

Fellow writers, is your writing influenced by your dreams?

The whole YA paranormal novel comes from a dream I still can remember with such clarity, it’s crazy!

Me dreams have been busy last night. There was people from the past. From movies I love. A funny scene with one of my favorite movie director.

Also.

A very dear friend who past away, sitting outside in a chair, surrounded by twilight. People busy prepping a party.

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