Habits…Not Like Nuns, Like the Other Kind

Human psychology fascinates me. One of the things I wonder is why it’s so easy for us to break good habits and so hard to break the bad ones.First instance. I’ve tried for decades to stop bitig my nails. Yeah, I admit it, I’m a nail biter. I’ve...

Those Of Divine Heritage

I need to finish my current revision by Friday. I have to write a brand new chapter, and completely rework about four others others. Which is why I’m writing this post on a Wednesday and scheduling it for Thursday. it’s because I’m being efficient....

Lucky 7 and Not-So-Lucky 1

I have a confession to make. I like to throw tantrums. I get frustrated with my writing and tell myself and anyone who will listen and not call me on it later that I’m going to trash the entire story and never touch it again.This usually only lasts a couple of...

The New Shiny

I’ve mentioned before I was working on something new. I’m kind of itching to get back to it, but I need to finish this current revision first.But before I got sucked back into revisions, I wrote a couple of short stories around the characters for my new...

Rituals & Not Talking About My Writing

I’ve adopted a new routine in the last few months. It’s how I finished my NaNo novels, and so far it’s been the best habit I’ve ever picked up for my writing. It’s propelled me through more words in the last five months than in the...