I attended my first writers' retreat last month and what a treat it was! For nine days with Sage Hill Writing, I luxuriated in hours of quiet, getting the second draft of the second novel down. There were consults with the wonderful Yasuko Thanh, craft discussions with the fiction group, and meals I didn't cook.… Continue reading Writer’s Retreat
Tag: time management
Restart
At the risk of jinxing a streak, I'll own up to being productive with my writing lately. I commit myself to a thousand words per session. My goal is to have a first draft of the second novel by summer's end. I have procrastinated about this for so long, thinking I need more research before… Continue reading Restart
Twenty-nineteen, warmed up
I woke up one day to find myself living in a surreal-sounding year called two-thousand-nineteen, working three jobs. Three jobs! There's definitely truth to that saying that if you wanted to make God laugh, tell him your plans. I have always considered myself a specialist; I am only ever good at writing so that's the… Continue reading Twenty-nineteen, warmed up
Writer’s Resolutions
Last year, I realised that I was willing to earn less money to gain more time to write. To this day I'm still thanking myself for quitting the 9-to-5 life, which not only gave me quality time for the craft but also taught me a few things about sustaining a writing life. So here are a few notes… Continue reading Writer’s Resolutions
Leah Ranada 