If you ask any writer (or artist [or human being]), they'll say that 2017 was a rough year. Full of distractions and worry and dread. Yet despite all of that, we kept on keeping on. I'm not exception - while I wasted countless hours on what-ifs and not sleeping, the work still had to be… Continue reading Goodbye 2017, Hello 2018
Tag: writing goals
Pneumonia
I just spent the last two weeks completely useless and out of it. It started with a flu, only to quickly devolve into walking pneumonia. It's hard to be productive with a fever, so I acquiesced to the sofa and too much Netflix. A brief round of antibiotics was enough to clear it up. All… Continue reading Pneumonia
What’s to Come
Ever since committing whole-heartedly to being a writer, I've taken the time every six months or so to sit down and plan out what I'm going to do next. This keeps me committed, keeps me on schedule, helps me practice hitting deadlines, and reminds me that new projects should always be just around the corner. As… Continue reading What’s to Come
WIP Update
I'm calling it. I have 83k words on draft zero of my new WIP and it's time to stop, regroup, and begin the rewrite. I didn't finish the story - unless you count "rocks fall, everybody dies" - but so much needs to be changed - has changed - since I started it that the… Continue reading WIP Update
Achievement Unlocked: 50,000 words
Wouldn't it be great if - like in a lot of video games these days - every time you reached a major goal in your life a little "achievement unlocked" button would pop up in your vision? Well, assuming they didn't pop up while you were driving. Even better for writing goals. It would be… Continue reading Achievement Unlocked: 50,000 words
K. A. Doore 