I'm going to be taking a break from the blog for a few weeks. Realistically, I'm thinking the first of the year for a target date.
Rest assured, all is fine! Everyone is healthy. There's just a lot of stuff going on right now personally and professionally, and I'm finding I don't have time to focus on the blog.
I will still be blogging at YA Stands every other Wednesday. And I'm still on facebook (https://www.facebook.com/kristinecarlsonasselin) and twitter (@KristineAsselin), so reach out and say hi if you get a chance.
I hope to back with good news and new blog content early in 2013.
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Saturday, November 3, 2012
NaNoLite
I've never done NaNoWriMo before (for the uninitiated, National Novel Writing Month -- www.nanowrimo.org). I don't feel like I'm particularly prolific and writing 50K words in a month completely overwhelms me.
On the other hand, writing something every day has power. There's an energy and a momentum you gather by working on a piece every day. And the feeling of accomplishment--and having something to revise--must be priceless.
So a few of my friends committed to doing a "lite" version of NaNo. Pick your daily word count. Make is something you can achieve. Mine is 500.
It's daunting to see the word counts that some people are racking up. Thousands and thousands of words. But we all have different schedules, different responsibilities, different writing styles.
So far, since Thursday, I've written about 2000 words. And feeling very proud of my word count.
Anyone want to join me in NaNoLite? I'm even using a hashtag on twitter. #NaNoLite.
On the other hand, writing something every day has power. There's an energy and a momentum you gather by working on a piece every day. And the feeling of accomplishment--and having something to revise--must be priceless.
So a few of my friends committed to doing a "lite" version of NaNo. Pick your daily word count. Make is something you can achieve. Mine is 500.
It's daunting to see the word counts that some people are racking up. Thousands and thousands of words. But we all have different schedules, different responsibilities, different writing styles.
So far, since Thursday, I've written about 2000 words. And feeling very proud of my word count.
Anyone want to join me in NaNoLite? I'm even using a hashtag on twitter. #NaNoLite.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Scary Writing
I blogged about writing scary at YA Stands yesterday.
Write outside your comfort zone!
http://yastands.blogspot.com/2012/10/writing-scary.html
Happy NaNoWriMo!
Write outside your comfort zone!
http://yastands.blogspot.com/2012/10/writing-scary.html
Happy NaNoWriMo!
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Finding Motivation
The plate is full, people. The plate is full.
So how do I find the time to write? To keep up with the blog? To read the blogs of friends? To read books? To exercise? To NOT overload your brain.
For me, it's do the thing that MUST be done. The commitments to colleagues and my family. Commitments to myself take a back seat.
But I WILL find the time to outline that new story. Revise the YA. Write new words. I WILL find the time. After I eat that last piece of Halloween candy...
So how do I find the time to write? To keep up with the blog? To read the blogs of friends? To read books? To exercise? To NOT overload your brain.
For me, it's do the thing that MUST be done. The commitments to colleagues and my family. Commitments to myself take a back seat.
But I WILL find the time to outline that new story. Revise the YA. Write new words. I WILL find the time. After I eat that last piece of Halloween candy...
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