Welcome to the Writer’s Journal! It’s been a long time since I’ve written one of these posts. It’s actually been a long time since I’ve done any blog posts at all. Even writing has been difficult. It’s all the fault of the pandemic. I know I’m not the only person, creative or otherwise, who is … Continue reading Writer’s Journal: Pandemic Fatigue and a New Thing
Writer’s Journal
A diary of my experiences as a self-published author of Jane Austen Fan Fiction, and my reflections on the journey.
Writer’s Journal: A review of the year from Hades and a look forward to 2021
Welcome back to my journal! ~~~***~~~ As you may already know, I like to take time now and again to review my goals and adjust. I thought the first week of January would be a nice time to do that. Let’s begin with an assessment of my progress on 2020’s goals (a list of them … Continue reading Writer’s Journal: A review of the year from Hades and a look forward to 2021
Writer’s Journal: A 2020 Midyear Goals Review
Welcome back to Austen Promises! It’s been a while since I’ve done a Writer’s Journal post, but seeing as we just finished up the month of June, and I do have a couple goals, this might be a good time to make myself accountable. 🙂 I promise next week will be purple stuff again. 😀 … Continue reading Writer’s Journal: A 2020 Midyear Goals Review
Writer’s Journal: The time for changes has come; am I ready?
Welcome back to Austen Promises and the Writer's Journal! ~~~***~~~ Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links, which means cost you nothing to click on but may yield me a small payment. These links are clearly marked as Amazon affiliate links. It’s been something like six weeks since the last Wednesday post I’ve had. I hate … Continue reading Writer’s Journal: The time for changes has come; am I ready?
Writer’s Journal: Website Changes and What I Learned
Welcome back to Austen Promises and the Writer's Journal! ~~~***~~~ Just a week ago as I write this, I spent the day sitting under the teaching of Jane Friedman. For those who don’t know her, Jane is an expert in the business of writing, and she spoke to us about our author platforms. One of … Continue reading Writer’s Journal: Website Changes and What I Learned
Writer’s Journal: One step forward and two steps back
Welcome back to Austen Promises and the Writer's Journal! ~~~***~~~ By now I’m sure everyone knows I have been leaving my house almost every day to write. A delightful new bakery opened in my tiny town and I’ve been going there four days a week for two or three hours and writing. I’m still working … Continue reading Writer’s Journal: One step forward and two steps back
Writer’s Journal: Another book signing
Welcome back to Austen Promises and the Writer's Journal! ~~~***~~~ One of the things I had decided to give up this year was book signing events. Unless they were local, I didn’t want to do them. I have largely kept to that. I did not go to the Lake Festival this year with my books, … Continue reading Writer’s Journal: Another book signing
Writer’s Journal: Cancelling Noises
Welcome back to Austen Promises and the Writer's Journal! ~~~***~~~ I told you last week in my journal entry that I have begun writing a few days a week at a bakery that recently opened up in my town. I have to tell you, I love it. The ladies are so incredibly nice and friendly, … Continue reading Writer’s Journal: Cancelling Noises
Writer’s Journal: Writing Out
Welcome back to Austen Promises and the Writer's Journal! ~~~***~~~ One of the things writers seem to be kind of famous for is going out places to write. Lots of my fellow writers go to Starbuck’s, Panera’s, or some other coffee shop/café kind of place to spend a couple hours writing. One of my favorite … Continue reading Writer’s Journal: Writing Out
Writer’s Journal: Choosing Conference Sessions
Welcome back to Austen Promises and the Writer's Journal! ~~~***~~~ The time has come where I need to decide which sessions I want to attend at the November conference. This may sound like an easy task to the uninitiated, but trust me, it’s not. Horrific and full of angst is more like it! There are … Continue reading Writer’s Journal: Choosing Conference Sessions