NaNoWriMo Day 21 Check-In

After a weekend of no words, I need to catch up.So far I have 1,200 words. My afternoon will be full of grocery shopping and kids, so my next chance to write will be this evening. I’m hoping after the kids are in bed, a second wave of energy will kick in.How are...

9 Ideas To Make Room In Your Life For Writing

Stephanie Morrill is the creator of GoTeenWriters.com and the author of several young adult novels, including the historical mystery, The Lost Girl of Astor Street, which releases in February 2017. Despite loving cloche hats and drop-waist dresses, Stephanie would...

NaNoWriMo Days 19 and 20 Check-In

Getting words written on the weekends has been tough for me, and so far this weekend is no exception. I wrote zero words on Saturday. Maybe I’ll get a few in on Sunday? Regardless, I’ll be playing catch-up on Monday and Tuesday.How has it been for you...

NaNoWriMo Day 18 Check-In

I really struggled to stay on task today. Maybe it’s a Friday thing? Or because I was getting interrupted by kid-related stuff more than normal? Even when I had a stretch of not-being-interrupted time, it was hard to buckle down and focus. I finally set a timer...

NaNoWriMo Day 17 Check-In

I only allowed myself to write 2,000 words today, because there were a few things I had been ignoring that I just could not ignore any longer. Like the emails piling up in my inbox. Or the way I vanished from social media these last weeks.One thing I had neglected to...