Welcome back to Austen Promises and the Writer's Journal! This week's post is one with affiliate links, which means when you click I might get a small payment. ~~~***~~~ This post will be the first Writer’s Journal post in July for this year, and that means half the year is gone. I’m not entirely sure … Continue reading Writer’s Journal: Mid-year goals update
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Writer’s Journal: A new story organization method
Welcome back to Austen Promises and the Writer's Journal! This week's post was rather exciting for me to write, in large part because I love organizers and foldy things and planning things, especially when they're pretty! <3 ~~~***~~~ I’ve said before that I love planners. I love looking at them on Pinterest, as well as … Continue reading Writer’s Journal: A new story organization method
Writer’s Journal: Snacking while you write
Welcome back to Austen Promises and the Writer's Journal! I need to warn you that this is one of those posts I have mentioned before where I discuss my faith. ~~~***~~~ I have a serious conundrum. I love to eat. If you’ve ever seen a picture of me, this quickly becomes pretty obvious to you. … Continue reading Writer’s Journal: Snacking while you write
Writer’s Journal: Plotting vs. Pantsing
Welcome back to Austen Promises and the Writer's Journal! ~~~***~~~ I searched my previous Writer’s Journal posts to see if I had written about this topic, but could not find where I had, so I decided to write about it this week. I have, in the past, been what’s referred to as a pantser. I … Continue reading Writer’s Journal: Plotting vs. Pantsing
Austen Authors December 11, 2017: Keeping it short and sweet … and giving books away!
Please note: The giveaway mentioned in this post is closed. This past Autumn, I accomplished two major-to-me things: I “won” NaNoWriMo, and I completed a sweet Christmas story. <3 My NaNo story is now being edited, so talking about that must wait. 😉 Last year, I had a rough Christmas. I have had many of … Continue reading Austen Authors December 11, 2017: Keeping it short and sweet … and giving books away!
Writers Journal: Are you always working?
Welcome back to Austen Promises and the Writer's Journal! This is one of those posts that has links in it to items at Amazon. They are affiliate links. They cost nothing for you to click on them, but I might get a small payment from them. ~~~***~~~ I was speaking to my sister-in-law recently, and … Continue reading Writers Journal: Are you always working?
Austen Authors November 13, 2017: A New Book and A Giveaway
Please note: The giveaway mentioned in this post is closed. Most of you probably know by now that I have recently published the second book in my racing series. Georgie’s Redemption sounds like it’s all about Georgie Darcy, but in reality, the book shows how Will and Liz handle her teenage rebellion and the family … Continue reading Austen Authors November 13, 2017: A New Book and A Giveaway
Writer’s Journal: Benefits of working for yourself
Welcome back to Austen Promises and the Writer's Journal! ~~~***~~~ As a full-time writer, I work for myself. This means that I set my own schedule, I decide when and where I work, how hard I work, how much I produce, and everything else that comes along with working/having a job. I’m the boss. Wait … Continue reading Writer’s Journal: Benefits of working for yourself
Writer’s Journal: Spring 2019 Goals Update
Welcome back to Austen Promises and the Writer's Journal! ~~~***~~~ We have finally reached the end of the first quarter of 2019. The sun is finally shining after two or three days of cloudy, cold, and rainy weather. I can’t tell you how much I need that sunshine at this point. Anyway, I thought this … Continue reading Writer’s Journal: Spring 2019 Goals Update
Writer’s Journal: Multiple Streams of Income
Welcome back to Austen Promises and the Writer's Journal! ~~~***~~~ When I went full time as a writer, one of the pieces of advice I heard was to have multiple streams of income. At first, I wasn’t sure what was meant by that, but as I listened and observed more, I began to understand. Everything … Continue reading Writer’s Journal: Multiple Streams of Income