NaNoWriMo came to end, and by November 30 I wrote only 36 000 words. Failure? No. As I said before, I decided to make myself fail this year (after winning three years in a row). The reason was to make myself less obsessed with goals and to kill my inner …
NaNoWriMo is a National November Writing Month. It brings thousands of writers and wannabe writers together in their love for writing—and in a hope to finish the damn book that had been sitting inside for years. It began in 1999, almost twenty years ago. I even remember that I’ve heard …
One of the books I’ve read recently is The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking by Oliver Burkeman. It’s not about writing at all, but it gave me some ideas about setting and keeping writing goals — the thing that I often struggle with. The problem with …
I already wrote about subscription services from Japan some time ago (Snakku and JapanCrate), but now I’ve discovered a new one: Bokksu.com. I am yet to get the first box and see what’s inside, but I thought you might want to check it out yourself if you are into Japanese …
Last month I returned to writing… at least for some time. For about 2/3 of September I kept the pace of 500 words/day on weekdays, the goal I established for myself before, and even outpaced it. I was determined to keep it to the end of the month. My resolution …
I confess I’m a picky eater when it comes to sweets. Unlike my husband, I don’t think that if something contains enough sugar or HFCS, it’s automatically tasty. That’s why I could never imagine myself signing up for any subscription that would not let me chose the products I want. …
The school part is not about me, but about my kid who has just started a new school year. It means that I have time for myself in the mornings and can start writing again. I confess I missed it—summers feel too long in this respect. And mind you, in …
Unexpected Occupation: Publishing on CreateSpace Since last week, I hoped to return to a more or less normal working schedule, meaning some progress on all my projects, from writing to translating. Not so fast. Instead, I plunged into publishing paperbacks on CreateSpace, all of a sudden. To be clear, I …
Nothing much to report, at least about writing. I’m plodding slowly, doing a bit here and a bit there. To be fair, my back problems and jet-lag conspired against me and made some of the days miserable. With both of them waning, I hope to have more to report the …
What’s wrong It’s been a couple of days since I came back from the vacation, and today I hoped to go back to writing. Unfortunately, jet-lag decided to hit me with all its force, so I spent too much time sleeping or feeling way too sleepy. On the bright side …
