The first week in May went pretty well. Although I did not achieve my goal of 122k, I still reached 121,000 words with 8,000 written this past week.
I also got over what felt like a pretty big hump in my story. Continue reading “Friday Write-Day: Over A Hump of Some Kind”
I tend to look at the big picture a lot. I actually enjoy taking a step back in any given situation and analyzing the larger strategy or plan at work. The same goes for my writing; the clearest vision in my head for any story is the Big Picture. My issue is that the big picture often distracts me from the little things. Continue reading “Friday Write-Day: When the Big Picture Gets Too Big”
Disclosure: I work for a marketing firm. While I have no formal education in marketing or business and would never claim to be an “expert”, working in online marketing for two companies over the last four years has taught me a lot. This series will explore the marketing strategies I will use to promote my upcoming novel.
Well, it’s been quite some time since I’ve updated this series. The last time we checked in, I discussed marketing through social media.
Today, I’m going to take a look back to a previous post, in which I provided a summary of sending online press releases. Why?
Because I just sent my first press release! Continue reading “Marketing Your Novel: Why Send Press Releases?”
Sigh… to be a traveler for the rest of my life. That’s my dream, I think.
Alas, perhaps when I am rich and famous I can live a life of exploration and adventure. Continue reading “Friday Write-Day: Back to Work!”
I’m back! PW and I landed safe and sound in Baltimore last night and were happily reunited with our lovable pup. Continue reading “The Reset After the Long Hiatus”
We are one-quarter into 2017, so I thought I would share some interesting (to me) data about where Red String PaperCuts stands in the World O’Blogging. Continue reading “Numberbrag: Early 2017 Milestones”
Well, today is the last day of March, which means tonight is my final chance to churn out a solid word count. This week was slow, but overall, March has been great for progressing through Manuscript: Beta. Continue reading “Friday Write-Day: Writing Crunch Month is Nearly Over!”
Did I say these were songs to keep you going? Because I meant me. Here’s a rundown of what I’ve been writing/vibing to recently. Continue reading “Songs to Keep You Going During Writing Crunch Month”
WVU’s men’s basketball team lost in the Sweet 16 last night to #1 Gonzaga. Despite being out-sized by Gonzaga’s inside players, WVU forced 13 turnovers and was tied with the Bulldogs 11 times throughout the game. It was neck and neck. Continue reading “Friday Write-Day: Feeling the Crunch”
I saw Nichole McGhie over at The Excited Writer tackle this question last week, so I thought I’d add my piece.
What inspires me to write… Continue reading “What Inspires Me to Write?”
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