By popular request, I'm reposting this updated for 2017. It's exactly the same as last year, only the dates are updated in the spreadsheet (I didn't update the screenshots, so sue me). I do have a slightly different system I'm personally using this year that I'll...
How did 2016 stack up compared to past writing years?
I've been setting a writing goal for the year and keeping track of exactly how much I write every day and on what project for six years now. While I've changed exactly what I've tracked and how I've tracked it over the years, the basic day by day data is all still...
Setting smaller, specific goals with wiggle room is the secret to good writing resolutions
It's a brand new year which means it's the traditional time of setting new goals and resolutions for the year ahead. For us writers, that can mean setting deadlines or striving for new writing habits in the coming year. I think taking a few minutes to write down...
Amazon Kindle owner? Here’s which of my books you can read for free right now
It's the holiday season, which means many people unwrapped a brand new eReader in the last few days. If one of those gifts was an Amazon Kindle, Fire or a new phone or tablet compatible with the free Kindle App (which is just about all of them), this is your guide to...
Hillary Writes All the Things 2016: my year in writing debriefed
2016 was a crap sandwich for just about everyone and I'm no exception. It was a crazy stressful year full of unexpected changes and pressures and so much of the future is still uncertain. But while 2016 felt like a big fat fail as I was living it, it actually turned...
My “Writing Year” starts in December because the calendar does not own me
I know I've said this before but I can't express to you how glad I am that I changed my writing year so that it ends in November. I made this change on a whim back in 2014Â and it was one of the best decisions I've made for both my writing goals and general mental...
Won NaNoWriMo AND finished your novel? Come over here and let me tell you how much you rock!
To the writer that finished what you set out to...
TFW you won NaNoWriMo (yay!) but you haven’t actually finished your book yet (boo!)
To the writer that reached their word count target...
If you signed up for NaNoWriMo but didn’t win or reach your writing goal, this pep talk is for you
To the writer that finished neither their NaNoWriMo...
Vampire Santa Claus has risen from the grave and will be terrorizing audiences around the globe this December!Â
Polar Twilight, that little comedy of mine where Santa Claus is a vampire that sounds like it's going to be all scary and blasphemous but is actually totally cute and heartwarming, (I swear! Even my Catholic school teacher mom came around to it!), is enjoying a...
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