by NatashaDeen | Sep 23, 2018 | Failure Wins, Writing
And no writing to be had. Lots of thinking and pondering and researching, but no writing. Sometimes, I think that’s the most difficult part of being a writer—being still and patient while the story mixes itself together…
by NatashaDeen | Sep 2, 2018 | Failure Wins, Life, Writing
I heard a Margaret Atwood quote, “Remember trees don’t grow from air, they grow from dirt,” which reminded me that the best way to grow things is to add fertilizer, and all of it was an encouraging shot in the arm as I slog through this...
by NatashaDeen | Aug 31, 2018 | Failure Wins, Life, Writing
I figured out my story’s plotline and I have a chapter-by-chapter outline…so why does the writing feel like someone is taking out my wisdom teeth with a dull spoon? Oh. Right. Because I’m trying to write **perfect** out of the gate, because I’m...
by NatashaDeen | Aug 16, 2018 | Failure Wins, Life, Writing
Okay, I think I’ve got the story idea that will become a manuscript, and that’s all I’m going to say until I type “the end.” 😛
by NatashaDeen | Aug 14, 2018 | Failure Wins, Life, Writing
Not only do they help make your book better and your story more polished, they also distract you from the work in progress that’s **not** working. Natasha
by NatashaDeen | Aug 7, 2018 | Failure Wins, Life, Writing
Super frustrated over the lack of novel writing. It’s been 19 days, NOT THAT I’M COUNTING, or anything. Not that I’m thinking that’s **almost** a month of lost words, lost work time… It’s not that I don’t have any ideas....
