Catégorie : Writing Tips for Parents

Writing a novel is a challenge in itself. With kiddos around, the challenge often becomes a struggle.
Writings Tips for Parents on how to stay motivated, how to overcome stress, how to create a writing routine, how to write while working full-time.

A week of Diary of a Writing Project: The End?

Monday, Day 258

Writing during the summer is harder for me.

I feel restless.

Unfortunately not in the « diving into work and writing 5K words a day » kind of restless.

Restless like being in the house feels uncomfortable.
Restless like just going out for a normal walk around the block is uncomfortable.

Yep, fellow writer, I think you are absolutely right: I need to take some vacation!

Not from the writing. I need a break from the day-to-day.

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A week of Diary of a Writing Project: Chasing a rabbit in a new reality

Monday, Day 244

A rabbit has invaded the land.

It’s awfully cute.

Awfully hungry.

Awfully munching on my plants !!!

This morning, the furry thing was munching on favorite plant, a morning glory planted late last year. It tries so very hard to grow too!

« It is ON, rabbit. IT. IS. ON. »

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Diary of a writing project. Day 193: Almost there, 65K !

Keeping a positive mindset have been, still is, my biggest challenge this week.

Despite a flickering writing motivation, I was able to keep my word to the words, so to speak.

But it’s hard to shut up that voice of reason in my head: will the small publishers of my small francophone north-american bubble will survive the pandemic? and if they do, will they be able to afford to take a chance on us, unknown authors?

The answer to that is: publishers rejected your previous manuscript way before the pandemic event, dear, so… keep on writing, and the best story you can write too !!!

Since I’m not the only one, especially these days, to have a conversation with myself, or in front of the mirror, I know you won’t I’m a nut case… Right?

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