As I discussed over here, I completely redid my writing goals for 2014. A couple of people have asked me to explain my new system (and I know that other post is mad long) so here's the TL; DR version. Instead of just setting a single total work count goal for the...
I bought this for a speech student, not at all hopeful that it would be of use as I had been disappointed by several scripts already. Both the student and I loved it. -Cat Woods' review of Daddy Issues 1-Act Play I just wanted to pop in to alert you that Amazon...
Pre-motherhood, it was not uncommon for me to work well over 40 hours a week. I tried to devote at least 40 to my money making activities and then leave myself a couple dozen hours for writing. (OK, yes, some of my day job work is also writing. But I tend to think of...
I absolutely love this book! Gorgeous illustrations, a ton of fun to read! It's successfully held my daughter's interest from when she was only a few weeks old until now (she's just over 1) and us grown-ups love it as well. It's a little thing but I especially love...
Write every day. That's the mantra you hear from just about every writing adviser online and off. And I agree that writing every day can be incredibly helpful to your productivity and creativity. It would be ideal if we could all write every day... but it's not always...
I just love it and had to share. The Love of Three Oranges By Ryan Yamaguchi on December 5, 2013 “The Love of Three Oranges” by Hillary De Piano is described as a “fairy tale on crack.” It consists of many puns and is interactive with the audience. This play is a...
While I've already told you about the factual error in this review, the rest of it is really good and I wanted to share parts of it because it's really a great review. I'm going to bold the lines that are my favorite. [SOURCE] ‘The Love of Three Oranges’ Makes a...
Performing in this piece will also prove useful for the younger set, she explained, because they will become accustomed to extreme slapstick comedy, which will be needed in the school’s spring presentation of 'Young Frankenstein.' Yes, ladies and gents, this review of...
Remember how I set a modest goal of 100,000 words for the year for my first year as a mother? Remember how I hit it early? Then remember how I increased it to 150,000 and hit that too? Oh, sorry, did I not tell you about that last part? Well, check it: 150,086 words...
I've decided to completely overhaul my writing goals for 2014. The reason I originally created this challenge was to get me to write more and, hey, mission accomplished! Since I started this in 2010, I've gone from struggling to average 500 words a day to almost...
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