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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 12, 2016 By Skyla Dawn Cameron

Knowing When to Call It

As previously mentioned, I took April off to finish writing a book. This book has more or less been in development since 2012, although the tent … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blog Tagged With: anniversary post, impending doom, publishing, skyla dawn cameron, writer's life, writing, writing life

November 2, 2015 By Dina James

Behave Yourself

This post has been awhile in the making, but recent events prompted me to include it as my first post of November. Who doesn't need a little kick on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blog Tagged With: behavior problems, douchebag writers, ettiquette, reality check, stalking, stupid writer tricks, writing life

October 26, 2015 By Skyla Dawn Cameron

Self-Publishing 101 with Mama Bitchstress: Hard Truths of Promotion (Part One)

This is another super long post, so it'll be divided into two parts. Come back in two weeks for the second part and the last Self-Publishing 101 with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blog Tagged With: reality check, self-publishing, self-publishing 101 with mama bitchstress, skyla dawn cameron, writing, writing life

October 14, 2015 By Seleste deLaney

NaNoWriMo as a Published Author

Many of us here at the Evil League love NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). Every year (or as often as possible) we join the thousands and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blog Tagged With: goals, Julie Particka, NaNo, NaNoWriMo, productivity, publishing, reality check, Seleste deLaney, writing life

April 30, 2015 By Kerry Schafer

Focus: An Experiment

You may have noticed (but probably didn't) that I completely forgot to write a post last time it was my turn. Thursday. Two weeks ago. And I very … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blog Tagged With: breathing meditation, Mindfulness, writing life

April 2, 2015 By Kerry Schafer

Writing is a Gift, and Don’t You Forget It!

I've always adopted a philosophy of looking for the silver lining. One of my favorite quotes is from Shakespeare: "There is nothing good or bad but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blog Tagged With: Fred Luskin, gratitude, writing life

February 19, 2015 By Kerry Schafer

Project Juggling, aka Plates on the Floor

I am not the mistress of plate spinning, apparently. Dragons I can wrangle, but only one or two at a time. There are writers I know and love to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blog Tagged With: multitasking, writing life

February 18, 2015 By Seleste deLaney

I Hate Romance

No, not really. Well, kind of yes really. Clearly, my relationship with romance is best filed under "it's complicated." You see, I write … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blog Tagged With: February, Limitations, productivity, reality check, Romance, Seleste deLaney, take your time, Valentine's Day, writer's life, Writers block, writing life

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