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The Doldrums

3/20/2015

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Given how late I am in posting my blog today, maybe the subject should be procrastination instead of the doldrums of writing, but oh well. Every writer (and pirate) at some time in their lives finds themselves in the doldrums: their current projects feel like work, they have no inspiration for a new project, and other distractions begin to feel more important than writing (I will not touch on the possible myth of writer's block here). Getting past the doldrums can be difficult, but here are some tips that have helped me in the past.

The first tip is to go to your writer's group to get around other writers and help get the creative juices flowing. If you aren't a member of a writer's group, maybe you should join one. Another idea is to take a quick break from your current projects and write something short, fun, and silly to just get some words down on a page that don't matter. Or write a short story in a voice, style, or perspective that you don't normally use. If there's a Convention running nearby that has a literary track, you can go there and interact with writers on a larger scale, and maybe learn something that will help you refocus on your current projects. And if those tips fail, then try giving yourself a deadline with a fantastic reward for achieving it (I have found that bribery works quite well for me). But most importantly...

Keep Writing and Edit On

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The World of the Wolfkin

3/13/2015

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Whoops, did I forget to plug my new website on my blog - scroll through old posts - yep, looks like. Soooo anyways...I have a new website dedicated to my Moonlight Medicine series entitled The World of the Wolfkin. This website is a place to find out more about just what a Wolfkin is, find out more about the different packs, and read all of the Moonlight Medicine vignettes that I've written for this blog. I'd like to think that I covered most all of my bases, but if there's anything that you feel that I've missed or that the website is lacking, please let me know! The next major thing I hope to add to the site is the release date for Moonlight Medicine: Inoculation...but I have to finish writing it first. If you get the feeling that this book is taking longer than the other two...you're not wrong, but it also promises to be substantially lengthier, so hopefully it's worth the wait! In the meantime, check out moonlightmedicine.com.

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