Friday Morning FYI – 2/13/2015

Welcome to your Friday Morning FYI (Oops, almost forgot! edition), my chance to share observations/wisdom/rants in short, easily consumed form.

This week’s FYI is inspired by how I’m about to finish my final round of edits before I start querying:

Yes, hard work pays-off. Putting in long hours pays-off. Commitment pays-off. HOW it pays-off, though, is up in the air. At the very least, you’ll know you did your best.

 

Thanks for reading,

{RDj}

Friday Morning FYI – 1/16/2015

Welcome to your Friday Morning FYI, my chance to share observations/wisdom/rants in short, easily consumed form.

This week’s FYI is inspired by how I feel when I spend every free moment I have writing/editing rather than wasting time on something unproductive:

Procrastination is the nemesis of creativity.

 

Thanks for reading, and may we all have a blessed 2015.

{RDj}

Observations on #NaNoWriMo 2014

I wasn’t planning on doing NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). Not because I thought I couldn’t win it, but because I was so deep in the editing of my manuscript I forgot it was coming up. Thankfully (I think), a coworker mentioned it on November third (yes, late), and thankfully I’d already thoroughly outlined my second book. So, a little consideration and a ‘What the heck?’ later, I put editing on hold and accepted the challenge.

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Friday Morning FYI – 10/03/14

Welcome to your Friday Morning FYI! My chance to share observations/wisdom/rants in short, easily consumed form.

This week’s FYI is writer-focused (if you’re not a writer, that’s OK, you’ll get the idea):

Writers, try to read like a reader, not a writer. Yes, this is harder than it sounds, but is especially important when self-editing, and when another writer asks you to look at their work.

 

Thanks for reading,
{RDj}