Welcome to the last National Novel Writing Month “Preparation” blog. Today, I’m going over the last 9 years of NaNoWriMo, and where those projects/books are now. This will be interesting, but I apologize now as it is Twice as long as my usual blogs. So, let’s jump right in.

     Welcome to another National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMO) blog! I’m writing this series as a bit of preparation for November, and today I’m going to tell you how I, a Plantster (half planning, half flying by the seat of my pants) and Discovery Writer prepare for NaNoWriMo in 7 steps.

Welcome to another National Novel Writing Month blog! I’m doing this series as a bit of preparation for November. This week, I’m going to go over how my experiences has changed over the past few years now that I’ve become a full time, self-published Author.

What exactly is NaNoWriMo and how in the world can someone actually write that many words in so short a time? As a participant, 8 years running, and a self-published author with 2 years and 5 books under her belt, I'm here to tell you it's possible! First, lets go over the basics:

       This blog is going to be a little different, and for the readers, not the writers. I'll get to you soon. But if you're looking to Beta read, and wondering what it is, what it entails, and what you (the Reader) should be asking the author, this is the blog for you!

     I wanted to talk about something a little close to home: Post publishing depression. For those who don't know, publishing a book is stressful and for Newbie authors, the payout isn’t equal to what you’ve invested in time, money, and sometimes even sanity. Thinking about that deficit between the input and the output leads many authors to Post Publishing Depression which some never recover from.

To another Wednesday Business Blog. Where the business is all about creativity with tips, tricks, rants, and hopefully, helpful topics surrounding the creation of art and books.

To another Wednesday Business Blog. Where the business is all about creativity with tips, tricks, rants, and hopefully, helpful topics surrounding the creation of art and books.

     To another Wednesday Business Blog. Where the business is all about creativity with tips, tricks, rants, and hopefully, helpful topics surrounding the creation of art and books. Today, I’m gonna jump right in and clarify a few things. Yes, people are the bane of the creative person, but they are also a boon. There are so many things that go into this, and if you’re a creative, you probably know what I mean, but let me explain it as if you weren’t, and you can send this to the people this makes you think of or other creatives that will get this…

     To another Wednesday Business Blog. Where the business is all about creativity with tips, tricks, rants, and hopefully, helpful topics surrounding the creation of art and books. This is, as the title suggests, part 3, so if you’ve not read part 1: Imposter Syndrome or part 2: Social Media, I’d recommend it. Today we’re going to talk about something that I’m still working on and haven’t really found the balance for: Life and Guilt. That is the balance of life and creating and the guilt that comes when you haven’t done enough of one or the other.

There are many different and incredibly difficult problems that creative People, like myself, face in this world of ours. Some of them are physical and some psychological. Last week, I talked about Imposter syndrome which is a psychological bane. Today, I’m going to try to talk about a big one that a lot of people might not realize is a problem or the Bane of our creative process and some may argue that it is an asset. In moderation, it can be an asset, but more often then not it hinders us, causes us to doubt ourselves, and makes us think that we’re not good enough. That topic is Social Media.

    When I thought of this topic, I didn't think it would be a series, but then I realized the Creative Person has many banes. We can be side-swiped by imposter syndrome, writers/art block, anxiety, life, and social media too. Yes, I consider Social Media a bane to our creating and I'll tell you why in a different blog. These will be in no exact order, Imposter Syndrome was simply the one I experienced last week.