All I Need To Write

Today is yet another day spent slaving away over revisions, dear readers. Progress is being made, albeit slowly, but there are times when I find myself losing focus and inspiration, and when that happens I’ve definitely found myself trying a number of these different options. So far the best has been Some Animal Friends, i.e. Zim, A Room With a View has turned out to be the worst, and Internal Motivation is somewhere in the middle. I haven’t tried A Ticking Clock, though. Maybe that will end up solving all my writing problems!

Cyanide and Happiness on Editing

This week is turning out to be yet another frustrating writing week, dear readers, especially since I am still sickly and therefore everything I write turns out reading like it was written by a three year old (as opposed to a kindergartner, which’s the norm for my first drafts). I’m continuing to plow forward (albeit slower than usual) in an attempt to meet my Jan. 1 deadline, but I have a sneaking suspicion that this comic is going to be all too true for me once I start editing the pages I’ve done this week. Le sigh. 

What It Feels Like Being a Writer (Today, Anyway)

I have a confession to make, dear readers: I got so distracted by work and life that I forgot to put together today’s blog post! Whoops! So, because I failed at being a responsible blogger, here’s another fun comic about writers that’s been making the rounds today. I know I don’t usually do two comic posts in a row, but, well, is anyone really upset about that? Really?

 

Get Fuzzy on Writing as a Form of Expression

Today is shaping up to be a good writing day for me, dear readers, thanks to a copious amount of caffeine (and by copious, I mean *copious*). Seeing as I’m literally twitching to get back to work on my novel, I’ll just leave this here.

Also, sorry to all my poet readers. 

Pearls Before Swine: When the Moose Strikes

I’m finding it a bit hard to motivate myself to work on my first day back from L.A., dear readers. Does anyone else have trouble getting back in the groove after vacation, and if so, does anyone have any recommendations on how to fix it that don’t involve getting punched in the face by a moose? Because I have a sneaking suspicion that that won’t help me all that much…

Get Fuzzy: Bucky Writes Descriptively

Today is a busy, busy day for me, dear readers, and as such I have a limited amount of time to work on my novel this morning before life gets in the way and I have to stop. As I’ve mentioned in the past, I tend to be more of a slower writer than not, and the quality of my writing tends to diminish when I’m rushed. Moral of the story: pretty much all of my narrative descriptions are starting to sound like Bucky’s here (the spelling may or may not be similar as well…). But that’s what editing is for, right? …Right?

Calvin and Hobbes on the Pitfalls of Being Creative

NaNoWriMo is still in full swing for me, even though I’m no longer aiming for the 50k word count. And seeing as I am writing from the perspective of not one but two psychopathic characters who want to do (and sometimes do) terrible things, this Calvin and Hobbes strip feels eerily appropriate for me right now. I also may have featured equally twisted characters and plots in my stories all throughout college and graduate school, so I think it’s safe to assume that at least a few of my classmates definitely would’ve liked to have seen me get my head checked.

Pie Chart on Being a Writer

Dear readers, the more I work on my novel for NaNoWriMo, particularly on days like today where the words just aren’t flowing as easily as I’d like them to, the more I know this pie chart to be 100% true. Especially the yellow bit. And maybe the light blue bit. But *definitely* the red bit. Lots and lots of the red bit.

Pearls Before Swine on the Importance of Character Names

One of the hardest challenges for me as a writer is coming up with names for my characters. The name has to match the character’s personality while still being memorable, compelling, and ideally not too ridiculous (i.e., none of my characters will be named North West. Sorry, Kim and Kanye). The pressure is definitely on when it comes to naming characters, and there are times, like this month for NaNoWriMo, where I put it off for as long as possible. Point and case: one of my novel’s characters right now is named “the boy.” This will definitely need to be fixed before November 30th hits…so which name do you prefer, dear readers? Bean Dip, or Fritos? I’m leaning more towards Fritos…

Happy Halloween!

In honor of my favorite holiday, I’m going to take a quick break from my regular routine of only doing posts on writing and books to give you a fun Calvin and Hobbes Halloween strip. Because, after all, what better way is there to ring in the scariest night of the year than with Calvin’s Halloween costume? Happy Halloween dear readers!!