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June 23, 2016 By Kerry Schafer

Give yourself a star

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar, as the old saying goes. Last time I blogged about the idea of rewarding ourselves for words written … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blog Tagged With: motivation, reward system, writing life

June 9, 2016 By Kerry Schafer

The Reward Thing

I am a writer and I am evil and all that stuff, but inside I'm still a little kid. So when I saw Victoria Schwab's calendar motivational tool I pretty … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blog Tagged With: motivation, Victoria Schwab, writing life

June 2, 2016 By Kerry Schafer

I Want It All And I Want It Now

Ever seen a little kid throw one of those "but I really want it" tantrums?  If you're human and you ever leave the house, the answer is yes. In fact, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blog Tagged With: publishing, waiting, writing life

May 19, 2016 By Kerry Schafer

Thursday Throw Back: Are We There Yet?

Today, I'm re-posting something from the time when I was writing The Nothing. Those were hard writing times, but I've been through a similar process … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blog Tagged With: Kerry Schafer, motivation, Writers block, writing life

April 28, 2016 By Kerry Schafer

Review Magic

Bless me, father, for I have sinned. I have not followed the path of the Evil Writer, helping and building up my fellow writers to the best of my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blog Tagged With: reviewing books

April 13, 2016 By Kerry Schafer

Show me the Blood

I juggle a lot of hats. I have a house in the big woods to run, and four fur babies to take care of. The human kids are (mostly) out of the house, but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blog Tagged With: nursing, writing

March 31, 2016 By Kerry Schafer

Happy Hour for Ideas: aka A Pantsing Primer

Here's the thing about ideas: they like to hang out. Given the opportunity, they'll mix and mingle and sort themselves into compatible groups with the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blog Tagged With: ideas, pantser, plotting

March 17, 2016 By Kerry Schafer

Guess What? You ARE a Special Snowflake After All

Number of ideas I have right now for novels: Number of ideas I have right now for blog posts about writing: Which is sort of a problem, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blog Tagged With: blogging, writer's life, Writers block

February 18, 2016 By Kerry Schafer

The Divided Self

I'm a little crazy these days. Not that there's anything unusual about that, I'll freely admit. But I'm just a little crazier than usual. When … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blog Tagged With: mental health for writers, pen names, writing as therapy

February 4, 2016 By Kerry Schafer

Surviving Book Launch

I like to think of myself as a reasonably well balanced person. I've got a master's degree in counseling, which should mean something, right? I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blog Tagged With: book launch, mental health, release week

January 21, 2016 By Kerry Schafer

A Woman of a Certain Age

I was recently shocked and appalled to discover that America actually cares enough how Carrie Fisher has aged to make this a topic of conversation and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blog

December 10, 2015 By Kerry Schafer

Honor Your Own Process

  It's the time of year when you don't have time to read blogs and I don't have time to write one. Wait - that's not seasonal. That's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blog Tagged With: writing craft, writing process

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