Life is About Not Knowing


According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary “invoking” means “to petition for help or support” or “to put into effect or operation”. When was the last time you invoked your inner goddess? Invoking your Goddess takes practice and planning. It’s important to plan a date with your inner goddess at least once a week. If you can’t…
It us very difficult to spend all of your spare time writing (especially when you would rather be crushing candy on Facebook), creating a story that you think is brilliant, and having it rejected and rejected over and over again. If that is not torture, I do not know what is. At some point, you…
When you were a child what did you want to be when you grew up? Chances are you weren’t thinking in terms of being thin. Those wishes came with puberty. From then on so much time has been spent focusing on the outside that we’ve forgotten to take care of the inside. While physical health…
Providing yourself with some visual motivation is easier than you think. One of the first things you need to do is organize your space. Now, writers have been known to use this as a great stalling technique from writing; but if you have to keep organizing your space it obviously isn’t working for you. Piles…
I have to admit, I am probably the last person to tell someone how to prepare for Book-in-a-Week (BIW). I am one of the biggest procrastinators when it comes to writing. For the past four years, I have only been saying, “I am going to start writing fiction”. I have found all sorts of reasons…
A writer can not live on chocolate and coffee alone, although it might seem like a good idea at the time. Make a list of your favorite finger food vegetables and fruits and go pick them up before BIW starts. Wash and cut whatever needs to be washed and cut and put it in an…