I know this is a writing blog, but it is hard to be a writer without acknowledgment of what is going around us. These past days have been hard. It is no longer other people dying of Covid19 but people that you already know 😦 and happening to closest people, the cousin of my closestContinue reading “Resiliency at Covid-19 times”
Category Archives: self help
Writing in a bad year
2019 has definitely been a year to remember. Two dear aunts, sisters from my Mom, passed away. My beautiful dog, Dana, who was with me for more than 14 years, also passed away. There was a fire, caused by short circuit on the TV plug, that devoured my Mom’s room and almost killed her. MyContinue reading “Writing in a bad year”
Editing methods
After a general revision of my manuscript – where I wanted to make sure that the story, plot and characters made sense – I’ve started a new round of more in depth revision/editing of my writing. To be honest, I wasn’t actually looking to this stage. I still have memories of endless rounds of editingContinue reading “Editing methods”
Scheduling your priorities
I didn’t want to write about this until I knew what I was doing. I still don’t, but I’m improving. For years, I’ve tried to form a good daily writing habit. There had been periods of time when I had written almost every single weekday for months, and then months when I have written nothing.Continue reading “Scheduling your priorities”
TED Talk: How boredom can lead to your most brilliant ideas
Manoush Zomorodi talks about a developed app-experiment that challenges its users to be “Bored and Briliant”.
The diaries of the happy writer 