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"You can make anything by writing."C.S. Lewis Holidays are well and truly behind us now! It's still surreal to think that we're in January 2022, but here we are! I'm starting to get back into my groove now and get back into my daily writing routine! It's definitely a different routine than I'm used to.… Continue reading Getting Back Into The Groove
"Enter this new year with a gratitude for this new chance to create your dreams."Avina Celeste Hello 2022! It's crazy that we're already in 2022. I feel like it was only just 2021. SO much happened last year and it completely flew by me. It didn't help that Australia continued to be in constant COVID… Continue reading Welcome To The New Year!
"New year is the glittering light to brighten the dream-lined pathway of future."Munia Khan How fast has 2021 flown by!? It's crazy to think that Christmas is already behind us and New Years is just around the corner! This year came and went so fast - I'm still processing 2020 and here comes 2022. I… Continue reading It’s Almost 2022!
Mistletoe is hanging from the ceiling,A wreath is covering the door.Everything is red, green and gold,There are Christmas decorations galore. The Christmas tree sits in the corner,With many presents on the floor.Just waiting for that winter morning,When the children cease to snore. That cold, winter’s morning,The children will be keen.They will dash down the stairs,To… Continue reading Christmas: A Poem
"Nothing ever seems too bad, too hard, or too sad when you've got a Christmas tree in the living room."Nora Roberts I love the holidays! I always have and I anticipate I always will, especially with a child in the mix! It's so much fun putting up Christmas decorations, buying presents and preparing to see… Continue reading Writing Through The Holidays
“I've found the best way to revise your own work is to pretend that somebody else wrote it and then to rip the living shit out of it.”Don Roff It’s always a crazy time post NaNoWriMo! The editing process is a long process, at least it always is for me. I’m not the biggest fan… Continue reading Editing Post NaNoWriMo
And just like that it’s the last day of November! It’s crazy to think that just 30 days ago I embarked on an ambitious journey to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days whilst studying and having a baby! I didn’t think I would get it done, but I managed to persevere and complete… Continue reading NaNoWriMo: Finishing Up
“Don’t just plan to write — write. It is only by writing, not dreaming about it, that we develop our own style.”PD James It’s that time of the year again! I wasn’t sure if I was going to participate in NaNoWriMo this year, simply because of how crazy my 2021 has been (see my previous… Continue reading Prepping For NaNoWriMo 2021
"Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresea, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein." H. Jackson Brown Jr. As I continue powering through the University semester, I wanted to repost a blog with my… Continue reading 10 Tips To A Successful University Semester
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”Mark Twain Back into the grind! Uni went back this week (yesterday) and I’m already feeling the stress. There is so much reading to do and so much time to invest into my studies. It’s always an intense time, having to study and work as many hours as… Continue reading Back To University Again
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