http://papergraffiti.com the life of a writer Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:59:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I wasn't able to meet my goal yesterday, which actually would have made up for what I missed on Friday and Saturday as WELL as Sunday's goal.  I had lots of plans for yesterday, including cleaning part of the apartment, going to the grocery store, writing, and hanging out with ... http://papergraffiti.com/keeping-the-momentum/ I only managed 265 words last night before my Friday night plans intruded on my writing, but I plan on making up the rest of the goal today in addition to my Saturday goal.  It's really not that much more.  I just feel good about writing even a little yesterday, ... http://papergraffiti.com/working-through-my-weekend-goals/ I met (and slightly exceeded) my word count goal for today.  I didn't really feel like writing but I did it anyway, and it was a lot more fun that I thought it would be.  I'm tired, I don't feel well, but I got my word count.  I love seeing ... http://papergraffiti.com/motivation-is-a-number/ My biggest goal, my lifelong dream, is to finish writing a novel.  After all, you have to finish it before you can publish it, right? I am great at starting things, and I think if life didn't get in the way, I would be great at finishing them too.  But sadly, ... http://papergraffiti.com/goals-and-priorities-a-writers-biggest-hurdles/ On our way home earlier, my husband told me that today was horrible, yet somehow also amazing.  I can't think of a better way to sum up the day we have had. We said goodbye to someone today, a little light in all our lives that will never truly go out.  ... http://papergraffiti.com/equal-parts-horrible-and-amazing/ Things will be kind of quiet around the blog this weekend as I focus myself on more important real-life things, like my husband, family and friends. Two of our friends have experienced an indescribable loss, and it just makes you think about the kind of things that really matter. When ... http://papergraffiti.com/there-are-no-real-words-for-sorrow/ I've been really down on myself for neglecting my personal writing projects this month.  As always, I've had pretty good reasons, but it's easy to start playing up your perceived failures to yourself. However, I HAVE been writing--blogging, that is.  I've been a busy little bee during the last half of ... http://papergraffiti.com/writing-update-yay-me/ Finding what tools work for you as a writer is kind of like trying to find the perfect bag--it's going to take a lot of searching, a lot of trial and error, and you may have to settle for something functional rather than flashy.  I'm always on the search for ... http://papergraffiti.com/my-favorite-writing-tool/ I think it's great that people can make money from their blogs.  I applaud anyone who is able to take their love of writing and transform it into something lucrative.  It's not an easy task, nor is it always a fun one, but making a living as a writer--of anything!--is ... http://papergraffiti.com/linkbait-and-spammers-and-thieves-oh-my-a-rant/ This weekend blogging master Liz Strauss hosted a "Blog-to Show" where participants could send in links and descriptions to their blogs and Liz would post them on her site all Saturday afternoon, encouraging people to explore the list and discover great new blogs! I was lucky enough to be ... http://papergraffiti.com/welcome-blog-to-show-visitors/