Off To See The Wizard

I'm heading to Emerald City...not for the great and powerful Oz, but for something even more powerful than that - the Emerald City Writers Conference.

I haven't been to a conference since before I was pregnant with Grace. Long before the 'block'. At this point, my muse needs an enema, and I think this conference - with the vibrant energy of fellow writers, a dynamic booksigning, and juicy tidbits from editors and agents - I'll be writing again in no time.

I'm still keeping my fingers crossed, just in case.

I WOULD RATHER

I would rather sleep than write. It didn't used to be this way.

Luckily, I do know that my 'block' can be worked through. I did it for one day at the beach retreat. I can do it again...provided the baby sleeps for more than 30 minutes while the boys are at school.

I can. I just haven't yet.

Excuse Me...

I mean to write today, but the closest I came was registering for NaNoWriMo. Blast it all...time to head to bed and read No More Excuses.

Shirts Optional

I'm taking over the Male on Monday post at The Pink Heart Society today :)

Excuses

I have so many excuses for not writing - home improvement projects, grocery shopping, and those three kiddos - that I sometimes feel justified in not getting anything done.

And then I find a book on banishing excuses and learn...there is no justification. You either do something or you don't. And so today...I didn't write. I wanted to, I never found a time slot for it.

Bring on Monday.

Book Reports

I loved writing book reports. It meant I was done with the book. A page of writing and I would never have to crack the cover again.

A synopsis is a glorified book report. And boy howdy, do I loathe writing them. I know if I ever managed to bang out a good one, I'd feel differently. But each time I turn one in I think - this is what my book is about, only better. And that does not help an editor. Not at all...

Blunt Writing Tips

So I'm trying to write...

...and I tried this technique another writer swears by. She stops writing mid-scene so that she just has to go on.

I did it...and I have no clue what happens next. Jetskis are involved...but that is all I know.

Yeah. That tip is not so sharp...or maybe you just have to be sharper to use it.

I do know that need to start writing. When I don't write, I shop. For furniture. I bought an ottoman today.