How I went from writing 2,000 words a day to 10,000 words a day - a fascinating insight into how Rachel Aaron dramatically increased her daily wordcount. And her method can be used by any writer!
How I Plot A Novel in 5 Steps - another post by Rachel Aaron and there's a lot of useful ideas here for pantsers. :)
http://www.findyoursparkle.ca/ This site is geared more towards creativity in general than writing in particular. I haven't gone through the course, but I'm tempted. (This links to my previous post and Mary O'Gara's "What can you do in 5 minutes?". I came across findyoursparkle while art journalling)
What's the Best Way to Phrase your Goals? - this is particularly useful for this time of year. Lynn Johnston has also written an ebook on The Kaizen Plan for Organized Authors to help them "take control of their writing career 10 minutes at a time". I bought the ebook and it's sitting in my new Sony ereader waiting for me to dive in. :)
http://jodyhedlund.com/for-writers/ - lots of links to posts she's written for writers. It's always interesting, I think, to see how other writers have developed their writing process.
3 Steps to Freedom–Grab Hold of Your Brilliant Future - a blog post from Kristen Lamb who is an author and freelance editor. This post shares a past experience and encourages readers to peel back the layers of any excuses they make to find the underlying issues.
Recently I wrote this comment on WABWM:
I haven’t checked in for a bit – life is whirling by at about 90kph and I’m holding tight to the reins with my eyes scrunched closed…..
BUT. I wanted to ask about ideas on how to find a writing buddy. I think if I actually had someone to brainstorm with on a regular basis I might be more productive.
Or I might be putting myself under more pressure… how do you write, keep your eyes scrunched closed and cling to reins at the same time???? :D
Peeling back the layers of the "I don't have time to write" excuse above, the truth is that my family is my first priority and I'm spending my time right now making efforts to sort a few things out.
The time freed up will eventually become my writing sessions, but in the meantime I blog (I'm aiming for once or twice a month while I'm busy with family matters) and I'm also attending a couple of online writing workshops. So, I've not completely deserted my writing habit. :)
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