I use a Google Chrome browser plug in called "Momentum." The first time you open Google for the day, it prompts you to put in a main focus (or several of them, like a to-do list) for the day. Like so:For the past 24 hours (yesterday and this morning), those reminders have had to do … Continue reading Caught Between A Sneeze and A Prayer
Month: November 2017
Day 29 – Send Tacos
It is the 29th of November. Tomorrow will be the last day of the month. The last of November. The last day of National Novel Writing Month. The last day of a self-imposed torture, er I mean exercise in which I see if I actually have what it takes to be a writer.OK, I know … Continue reading Day 29 – Send Tacos
Shadow of Doubt
Alright, we are in the home stretch of National Novel Writing Month. NaNoWriMo or NaNo or WhyTheFuckDidIThinkICouldActuallyPullThisOff if you are a writer participating in the annual event.I am partaking of NaNo. I am close to finding a groove. It's not quite as back as Stella's but it's getting there. I have a story I like … Continue reading Shadow of Doubt
I’m Not Shy, Just A Little Messed In The Head
So, I recently (Feb of 2017) started seeking treatment for my social anxiety.Whoa, Todd. You just gonna throw that right out there in the open like that? Aren't you worried what people might think? And where exactly are you going with this? Is this something you really need to be telling us?These are all good … Continue reading I’m Not Shy, Just A Little Messed In The Head
F*ck You, NaNo
I’m just going to say it right now. Fuck NaNo. No, I know. That’s not the sunshine and rainbows you were expecting from me, and I get it. But I am really struggling this year. At first I had what I thought was a great idea for a romance. I had been sitting on this … Continue reading F*ck You, NaNo
Interview with Vee Gregory
Hello and greetings my friends! As some of you know, I'm an author. It's not my full time job yet, but it is definitely a full time passion.If you follow this blog with any regularity, you will also know that I have another book coming out on December 5th. The book is called Ovid's Folly. … Continue reading Interview with Vee Gregory
Showing Some Love
If you are participating in National Novel Writing Month, you should know one thing.You are awesome. Keep that shit up.OK, you should know two things. The first of which is that you are awesome (keep that shit up). The second is that today is the day of the month that the NaNo team has dubbedML … Continue reading Showing Some Love
Help! I’m Failing NaNo
November is National Novel Writing Month. NaNoWriMo or NaNo, for short.I have, once again, signed up to participate in the event in which writers from around the world all agree to put their best foot forward and pound out fifty thousand words.Judging by the amount of hits my last blog received, you know this. And … Continue reading Help! I’m Failing NaNo
Who-oah! NaNo(ing) On A Prayer
Yes. We are halfway there. And for many of us doing NaNoWriMo, we are living on a prayer.It's the start of week 3 of National Novel Writing Month (NaNo for the veterans) and I'm looking at my word count.I have an entry in my calendar that I put there in October. October when I had lofty … Continue reading Who-oah! NaNo(ing) On A Prayer
Confessions of a NaNoWriMo Slacker
This is my third year actively participating in National Novel Writing Month or NaNoWriMo if you're cooler than me or just simply NaNo if you're me and you think of Mork from Ork every time you hear someone say NaNo. Which, I do.The first year I hit a wall at 25,000 word or thereabouts. I … Continue reading Confessions of a NaNoWriMo Slacker