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Year in Writing - Motivation & Accomplishment for Writers

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Year in Writing Journal Activity - Motivation & Accomplishment for Writers If you haven’t already, I HIGHLY recommend doing a year-in-review type journal entry or blog post. It helps you review everything that you’ve accomplished during the year (and when I do it, I’m always pleasantly surprised at how much I’ve been able to accomplish because it’s always more than I thought!). It gives a great motivational boost moving into the new year and gives you a sense of accomplishment. I tried this out because I got to a point where I was thinking that I wasn’t doing enough . I felt unsatisfied every month because I didn’t feel like I had accomplished much. So, I called my own bluff! Starting last year, I started tracking what I was actually accomplishing every month, and then doing a year-in-review post at the end of the year. Ever since I made one at the end of last year (2020), it worked so well and I felt so accomplished and motivated that I decided I was going to keep making them. I’m

Looking Back on 2021: This Year in Writing

Looking Back on 2021: This Year in Writing This year was a tough year for a lot of people, myself included. 2020 was tough, too, but I spent most of 2021 working from home, which can be quite challenging. It was hard, sometimes, to think that I wasn't getting enough done - wasn't being productive enough. And no matter how hard you work, when you have lots of projects and big dreams, it seems that feeling will always pop up throughout the year.  That's why I enjoy this exercise so much. Being able to look back on everything that I've accomplished makes me realize that I was productive enough and that I did do enough. Everything adds up, and looking back on everything I did this year gives me a big boost moving into the new year.  Note: Projects that are mentioned throughout the year include: 👉 Apartment , a novella [ Purchase ] 👉 101 Writing Prompts digital workbook [ Purchase ] [ Sample ] 👉 The Beast of Ildenwood serial fiction [ Read free on RR ] [ Read free on

Apartment is Back!

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Apartment is back at long last! You can find it here in both PDF and ePUB format. Blurb: James is a self-exiled artist and recluse who rarely leaves his apartment building. Angela is a lonely, bored accountant who feels her life has stagnated. Alex is on the run from a past that won't let go, eager for freedom and a normal, peaceful existence. Three people living in the same apartment building become increasingly suspicious of one another. When their building comes under attack, all three are catapulted into an absurd reality that forces them to face their pasts and their sins.   Want more? You can check out readers’ reviews over on Goodreads to get a better idea of what’s in store! You can read this Apartment review article as well! You can also read this Apartment-focused interview that I did with the lovely Etta Grace . If you’d like more Apartment related content, you can also check out my Apartment label over on my blog.   If you do decide to pick it up, thank you for

January Writing Prompts

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January 2022 Writing Prompts So, it's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life... And it's a new year.  There are so many events and celebrations happening worldwide in January, so not nearly everything can be fit into one list (more for next year!). I hope you enjoy what I've been able to put together, and I hope these prompts bring you thoughtful inspiration whether you're using them to journal, write creative short stories, craft poetry, or even make art. This January, get your writing inspiration back with the help of these writing prompts!  As always, you can do then in whatever order you prefer, merge some of them together, or even take one prompt and approach it from several different perspectives.  Happy writing! ~⭐~ Check out my psychological thriller Apartment . Add it to your TBR on Goodreads ! Grab the 2022 Reflection & Productivity Journal here for $2.00 ! Try out a full-month sample free here !   Looking for a writing prompt workbook? Check

Murder in Heliopolis: Weekly Roundup 5

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Murder in Heliopolis: Weekly Roundup 5 Here were the chapters that were released for Murder in Heliopolis during the fifth week of Writathon: 22. Implausible and Impossible to Prove 23. Pulling Strings 24. A False Man's Truth   More to come! I hope you enjoy reading the story thus far.  

Murder in Heliopolis: Weekly Roundup 4

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Murder in Heliopolis: Weekly Roundup 4 In Week 4, here are the chapters that were released for Murder in Heliopolis: 18. A Hospital Room Interrogation 19. Destruction of Evidence 20. Interview With Patina Grove 21. A Story of Betrayal More to come in Week 5! Happy reading! 

Murder in Heliopolis: Weekly Roundup 3

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Murder in Heliopolis: Weekly Roundup 3 The chapters that were released during Week 3 for Murder in Heliopolis : 15. One of Two, But Who Is Who? 16. A Rogue Comes Out of the Woodwork 17. The Erasure of Information Only a few chapters on Week 3, but more to come in the following week!

Completing NaNoWriMo and Writathon in 2021

Completing NaNoWriMo and Writathon in 2021 I recently completed both the NaNoWriMo challenge and the Writathon challenge, and I feel both motivated, proud, and immensely satisfied and thankful to have gotten the chance to give these two challenges a go.  Back in October, I learned that the RR Writathon challenge would be taking place from October 31 to December 5. Because it overlapped with NaNoWriMo (which takes place during November), and because I had had as part of my goals for the year to complete a couple of large projects that I haven't been able to work on at all in 2021, I was interested in giving both challenges a try.  I've known of NaNo for a long time, but have never had the chance to try it (November, for some reason, has been a notoriously busy month for me). This November, however, I decided to put my foot down and seriously (though unofficially) participate in the challenge.   I also decided that I would use the same project for both of them. Since they overlap