I suspect there are a few more out there who are trying to pursue their craft alongside trying to raise their tiny human offspring into competent, useful adults. Juggling these two competing interests is a challenge I still have yet to master. To even call both of them interests seems a little... well... insulting? Obviously, … Continue reading Pursuing Your Craft: When You Have Kids
Yesterday, I talked about the importance of having a plan. Today, I want to talk about the plan itself. Most specifically, I want to talk about how I create my own writing plan. Because I'm busy with kids and a daycare, I have a limited amount of time to myself every day. I've built in … Continue reading Pursuing Your Craft: Have a plan
What does your actual work space look like? Where do you work on your craft? Is it working out for you? Up until this last week or so, I've been trying to eek out my writing wherever I can manage - the kitchen table, the couch, the bed, the coffee table, outside - wherever. Recently, … Continue reading Pursuing Your Craft: Space
Oh my goodness! It's Thursday! Where did the time go? Have you ever had that happen? Where you completely lose track of your days and forget to do that one thing you were supposed to do? No more delay, though. Let's talk knowledge! In order to be the best we can be at our craft, … Continue reading Pursuing Your Craft: Knowledge
I've spent a bit of time talking about community this week already and I want to talk just a little more about it. The idea of building a community can sometimes feel as overwhelming as trying to build your own house without any construction experience! For most of my life, I have felt like an … Continue reading Discovering the community around me
Perhaps, like me, you have experienced the frustration of trying to trying to pursue your craft all by yourself. You have your goal or your dream and you're trying so hard to plug away day after day, and maybe like me, you eventually find yourself in a hole, stuck. No motivation, no idea of where … Continue reading Pursuing Your Craft: Community
Discipline. It's what sets those who finish apart from those who don't. Those who finish a novel. Those who finish a marathon. Those who finish blog post after blog post, day after day, week after week. Discipline is also a word that is thrown around and has lots of not always so positive connotations, but … Continue reading Pursuing Your Craft: Discipline
