by CJ Meyerly, @mdippedinink I’ve spent August fast-drafting my novel, writing on average between three to four thousand words a day. I decided to fast-draft for the first time because I …
What happens when you don’t quit
“Thanks for the great weekend!” Hubs said to me today as he left for work. We didn’t do anything exciting. We drove around Friday night in his Corvette, ate some …
When You Just Can’t Write
by CJ Myerly, @mdippedinink Life is beautiful, crazy, and ridiculously hard. Isn’t that what we often try to convey in our stories? Writing is an emotional endeavor. We develop characters who …
The unexpected gift of saying YES
I admit, I was pretty wrung out on Friday night. I’d written about 18K in three days and my brain was soggy, a limp noodle, void of any creative vim. …
When The Journey Seems Long
I like to think of myself as a patient person. I think we all like to believe we possess the characteristic of patience. But what happens when we’re faced with …