by stacia | Feb 2, 2015 | monthly wrap-up, reading
It’s a new year but I’m going to stick with this old format. Let’s get started: Zen and the Art of Happiness – Chris Prentiss – 5* – (Jan. 3): This is the 4th time I’ve read this book, which is saying a lot. Ariel Bissett, of...
by stacia | Jan 23, 2015 | tips, writing
As writers, I’m sure we’ve all been there. The blank screen stares us down or we can’t even bring ourselves to take time for our writing because we’re overwhelmed with the events happening in our lives. I’m in the process of developing an...
by stacia | Jan 12, 2015 | annual wrap-up, reading
But didn’t I already do a Reading Report for 2014/2015? Kinda. I talked a lot about numbers and genres but I didn’t talk at all about quality or individual books. Since I shared that post a week ago, several people have asked me questions relating to what...
by stacia | Jan 9, 2015 | writing
I saved the weakest of my reports for last. Writing in 2014 Writing in 2014 wasn’t what I wanted it to be. The biggest issue I had was that the manuscript I’ve been working on for a very long time has reached a bit of an impasse. I’ve tried to edit...
by stacia | Jan 7, 2015 | editing
Editing is my primary source of freelancing income so it’s fortunate that I can say I did a lot of it last year. Today, I’ll take a look at the projects I took on in 2014 and what I hope to do this year. Editing in 2014 I did a LOT of editing in 2014. When...
by stacia | Jan 5, 2015 | annual wrap-up, reading
Today, I’m kicking off a series of posts where I’ll look back at what I accomplished in 2014 and what I have planned for 2015 in the three main word-related areas of my life: reading, writing, and editing. Since “reading” is the easiest to...
