Got Words in Today

I wrote 1500 words today, which is fantastic given my zero streak the last few days. I spent the day cleaning and organizing my garage. I even got to play with my pressure washer, and I pretended that the wand was a Tommy gun every time I sprayed water at something....

Finally Friday

With my family in town this past week, it didn’t feel like I had a weekend. As such, I fell asleep on the couch. But I did clean out my inbox some more and I’m in a great spot at work to be able to focus tomorrow solely on writing. Looking forward to that. I also fell...

Getting Back on Track

I took a hatchet to my emails tonight. I know a lot of you sent me some messages and I plan to get to them over the next few days. I started thinking about a new email strategy that will help me manage my inbox better. Email is always the ever-morphing foe for me. I...

I Screwed Up

I realized today that I was supposed to start a challenge last week and missed it!!!! Things have been crazy, so I’ll make it up in the future. I’m at a stage where I can follow my own advice. In my book, Be a Writing Machine, I talk about 3 root causes of writer’s...

Super Tired

Family’s gone, and I’ve spent the day cleaning up and recovering. Family being in town always leaves you tired at the end, so I got nothing for you tonight. Have a good one.

Fun Day Today

I still have family in town. My sister came to visit for a few days and we took her to Pella, Iowa today—home of a lovely tulip festival and famous Dutch letter pastries. It’s very much like a little Amsterdam in the heart of the Midwest. Look it up some time. My...

Chill Day

2000 words today!!! Had a great power hour today—except for the 5 minutes I was on mute in the beginning. #facepalm I was glad to get some writing time in. I’ve taken on a new job at a new company and I’m trying to get acclimated, which means longer hours than I’ve...

Power Hour Tomorrow

Join me tomorrow at 10AM for a cool power hour!!! I’ve had some family in town so I got no news on the blog front, but I’m looking forward to connecting with all of you on tomorrow’s livestream.