Normally, I would discuss the following year’s goals in my end of the year Book and Author News post. Undoubtedly I will when I work on it in a day or two. I wanted to separate out my focus for 2022, however, so that I can clarify the particular way I’m going to pursue those goals. Hopefully, this will also help other creatives struggling to produce. Productivity For the last few years, my annual keyword has been productivity. It’s a…
When I first started writing, I fell into a natural pattern and process. I didn’t think about it, didn’t try to force anything or conform to anyone else’s standards. I just did what worked for me at the time, which turned out to be fortuitous. While I had that schedule, I was incredibly productive and loved every single minute of writing. A couple of years in, I decided that I needed to try to “fix” my process so that I…
I released the first edition of my first novel, The Prophecy, a little more than three years ago today. Since then, I’ve worked hard to refine my writing process, increase my writing and story crafting skills, and fulfill my ultimate long-term goal as a writer: To earn a full-time living writing fiction. About a year and a half ago, a series of events interrupted what had previously been a well-oiled writing process. I’ve spoken about those before in other places,…