by Stephanie Morrill | Nov 26, 2018 | Author Life, Guest Posts
Being the oldest child, an introvert, and a lover of journals, I’m naturally a planner. I love making lists and plans, I actually enjoy writing out schedules. There’s nothing more satisfying than creating an aesthetically-pleasing list of goals, or completing a story...
by Shannon Dittemore | Nov 16, 2018 | Author Life, NaNoWriMo
It’s been sixteen days, you guys! Who’s still with me? Today, shall be all about confessions and I’ll start. *deep breath* I am not going to hit 50k. I’m just not. The sick bug combined with some FANTASTIC, albeit distracting, publishing news...
by Shannon Dittemore | Nov 9, 2018 | Author Life, NaNoWriMo
We are a full nine days into National Novel Writing Month, friends, and I MUST know how you are doing. The wheels fell off for me this week. My little cold became a big cold and I’m still fighting away. I keep thinking I’m getting better, but then it...
by Shannon Dittemore | Nov 2, 2018 | Author Life, NaNoWriMo
It’s day two of National Novel Writing Month! Who put words on the page yesterday? I did! To be honest, my day started off a little rough. Construction crews rolled into my court at 8am and set up camp in the front yard. The noise, you guys! But, the upside of...
by Stephanie Morrill | Oct 29, 2018 | Author Life, Grow An Author
Do you ever find yourself wanting to do something—start your novel, start posting on Instagram as an author, self-publish—but don’t do any of it. The task feels big/scary/vulnerable, and what if you don’t do it perfectly? If you’ve had conversations...
by Shannon Dittemore | Oct 26, 2018 | Author Life, NaNoWriMo
Roll call! Who’s doing NaNoWriMo? “What’s NaNoWriMo?” you ask. Well! Let me tell you all about it. NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. It was started in 1999 by a guy named Chris Baty – which, basically means this...
