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Hello Lovelies, and welcome back. We talked last week about what a Zero Draft is and whether or not you want to write one. This week, I want to talk about a more common concept, that of a first draft. Let's dive in. What is a First Draft? A first draft, also known as a …
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Hello there lovelies, and welcome back to the blog. We've been going through a series about drafting and have covered both Zero Drafts and First Drafts. Today I want to talk about how you move from your zero draft to a finished first draft. As I've spoken about before, I consider any zero draft to …
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Hello Lovelies, and welcome to the blog. Today I wanted to talk about a thing I discovered in the writing community only a few years ago, and that is the concept of a Zero Draft. What is a Zero Draft? A Zero Draft is your first attempt to assemble thoughts related to your research topic …
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I hear it all the time. Let your first draft suck. It's okay to suck at it the first time. It's supposed to be sucky, just embrace it. Hello Lovelies, and welcome back to the blog. Hitting again upon the opening paragraph pf this blog, maybe you too, have been given this advice about writing sloppy drafts. Have you ever stopped to consider why first drafts are so terrible so much of the time? Let's go over 6 reasons why your first draft might suck, and why that is perfectly okay.
Hello Lovelies. As I write this blog post I am thinking today about how hard it is to face a Blank Page. Whether I'm writing a new blog post, a new chapter, a new scene, or even starting the year with a blank planner, somehow, that blank page is so difficult to look at. Starting …
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There is no shortage of organizing tips for feeling in control of the physical things in your life. If you want a minimal mess desk with functionality and in colors you love, there's probably a Pinterest board for that. Yet as writers, it is equally important to set up your digital space to inspire. Here are some ways that you can set up your digital life to work for you. I'm going to give you some ideas in an easy, bulleted list to get you started.
Hello Lovelies, and welcome back to the blog. Today I am letting you in on my focus word for 2021. If you've been here a while, you know I'm big on goal setting. For the past few years, I've been choosing a single word to represent the type of things I want to hone in …
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Hello Lovelies, welcome back to the blog. Coming off of a relatively productive 2020, it’s time again to set some new goals. Here we are back at the Kanban-style Trello Board. If you’ve been here a while, you’ll already be familiar with this, but for those that aren’t, I use Trello as a digital sort …
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Hello Lovelies, and welcome back to the blog. I am doing my planning for 2021 and I have set my own goals for the year so I wanted to share those with you. First, I wanted to talk a little bit about how I plan for yearly goals and it starts with a book called …
Hello Lovelies, and welcome back to the blog. Today I want to spend some time reflecting on my year. While I always feel like I'm working really hard on a fairly regular basis, I don't always get to the end of the year knowing what I even accomplished. I tried to do better tracking this …
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