We all have those moments where the ideas/words/brilliance don’t come. If you’re like me, these times when nothing ends up on the page mean a lot of bitchy behavior until the block passes. If you’re also like me, you like to expedite that process. The question is how? I’ve talked about this before, but that was more geared to when
The Twitter Hit List
As I pointed out on Tuesday, I tweet a lot, so it’s timely that Paper Hangover wants to know who they should follow. Below you’ll find a nice mix of resources plus contributors to my 10K plus tweets. Writer Thesaurus. Angela Ackerman’s other Twitter handle for sharing useful links that pertain to things like description and all kinds of sensory
Five Summer Reads, One Contest
I’ve never been so glad for Friday to come. This weekend promises to be a busy one filled with seeing friends, housework, and revisions on yet another WIP*. Summer makes me more productive, even if I feel like dying while I do it. Since we had our unofficial kickoff to summer almost two weeks ago, it’s time to think about
Excuses to Toss Aside
I have plenty excuses for things: exercise, legitimate blog posts, laundry. When it comes to writing, I can’t think of anything though I’m sure there’s something I use. *racks brain* *plays Bejeweled* If I had one excuse it involves cash. Since I’m half of the Gregoire-Poirier super force, all finances are shared. This means that even if I want to
The Internet: Distractor Extraordinaire
Oh the internet. It’s so shiny. So distracting. True fact: As of right now*, instead of working on my revisions, I’m drafting this entry. That’s a litmus test for distraction. Right? Right. So, since I am on a deadline, working on minimal sleep, and borrowing my time from revising, this will be short. (But I’ve included a bonus!) Facebook. Or