Every year I submit a story to Baylor’s Student Literary Contest, and every year I have to spend hours convincing myself to do it. Logically, I know that nothing bad is going to happen if I send in a piece of my work. They might like it, they might not, but ultimately it doesn’t change… Continue reading Overcoming the Hurdle of Fear
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1000 Words a Day and other advice
I know that everyone has heard that “real writers” write every day. The most cited number is 1000 words a day, but it varies. You’ve probably also heard that writing 1000 words a day isn’t a necessity, and you shouldn’t force yourself to do it if that’s not how you write best. Personally, I’ve always… Continue reading 1000 Words a Day and other advice
May Update
I have some awesome news! Sunday, I entered a contest on a whim and I just found out today that I made the short list! If you want to read the story, click here. Feel free to comment and let me know what you think. In other news, now that I’m out of school, I’ve… Continue reading May Update
Today got off to a good start: I ate a cinnamon roll for breakfast.
One of my favorite quotations is from a book called The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. “There is one great truth on this planet: whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it’s because that desire originated in the soul of the universe.” I really really want to write,… Continue reading Today got off to a good start: I ate a cinnamon roll for breakfast.
February Update
So, I’ve got some bad news. Well, I don’t know if I’d consider it bad news, but it certainly made me cry. I didn’t make it past the first stage of ABNA (you should see the January update if you have no clue what I’m talking about). Fortunately for me, I had a list of things to… Continue reading February Update