Looking back on the last ten years: moving forward, growing in my field, and considering non-traditional markers of success.
How do you measure success?
Take 5 minutes to write what you did in the last ten years, you’ll probably surprise yourself.
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Smart Podcast, Trashy Books, Episode 386: High Fives and Forget ‘Should:’ Talking Goals and Resolutions with Scarlett Cole
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Another marathon #romance reading session… What I read, what I started, and what I didn’t finish in November and December 2019.
What have you been reading lately? What are you loving? I’m open to all genres and recs ❤️
📚 Read
The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai (audiobook)
Forbidden Hearts series by Alisha Rai (I read them in reverse, don’t judge me.)
Trade Me by Courtney Milan
The Rogue of Fifth Avenue by Joanna Shupe
Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey
📖 Reading
Emergency Contact by Mary HK Choi
📕 DNF
The Countess Conspiracy by Courtney Milan
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Where I’ve been, working on a new writing project, putting querying on hold to rewrite, my thoughts on book twitter and staying out of it, #projectpan love, future plans for this channel, and more as I try to catch up and re-invigorate.
What are you doing to seek happiness in 2020?
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What I read (and didn’t finish) in July.
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In which I sit down and blather on about trying to write with chronic pain, and how the heck you’re supposed to get on with work when you can barely think (?!).
Also, my sense of time is the WORST. In the video, I say I posted on this topic a year ago… friends, it was 2 months ago *facepalm*
June was a weird month, book-wise. I had a hard time finding something to love until…
The hits, the misses, and the WHY?! *cough* 5 love languages *cough* that I read in June.
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6 months ago, I buckled down and got serious about examining my spending, tracking my money, and saving for REASONS.
Here’s what worked, what didn’t, and what I learned.
Also: how I budget | cash envelope, EveryDollar, Happy Planner budget tracker
Are you on a no-spend or #debtfreejourney? Share your thoughts!
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I’m back in the query trenches! And starting a new(ish) WIP as I read-through and create an editing plan for my next revision project. Wish me luck!
What are you working on this month? Have a new WIP? Working on a Camp NaNo novel? Let me know in the comments 🙂
I’m a writer who deals with chronic illness. Fatigue, migraines, and generalized pain often leave me with brain fog and deep exhaustion (among other things). I also have a 9-5 and a 2 hour commute. Time is short and the stories won’t write themselves. I don’t have a magic fix, but I have developed strategies to make the most of the good days and plan for the bad.
How you do you cope? Comment below.
