Daily Notes

Writing a novel is really messy. I mean that in the best, and worst way possible. It’s amazing because I have the absolute freedom to create the world and adventures that I imagine, and when things come together it feels wonderful and exciting! But the down side of it is that, even when things feel…

I’m doing it. Maybe not as efficiently as I’d like to, but I’m doing it. Slowly but surely I’m making my way back to my daily routine. My novel progressed a little today. I did some research by re-reading some of my favorite scenes from my favorite novel, and that helped me more than I…

“I’m officially back from holiday and so ready to get back to my daily routine!” That’s what I wanted to say in my post over a week ago, but I didn’t. I ended up not even publishing any posts at all… The reason why I didn’t is because I was embarrassed that I hadn’t managed…

It’s so nice to be writing again! Sometimes I forget how much I enjoy it, especially whenever I enter a period of self-doubt, but whenever I return to writing after a few days off, I am always reminded of how much I actually love it.  After today’s writing session I still feel like what I’m…

I’m on holiday right now, which is great. But this also means that my usual routine has been completely uprooted, which has really affected my writing. In fact, in the entirety of last week, I only managed to get one writing session in… In a way I’m proud of myself for having made the time…

A new challenge has arisen. Since Sunday, and for the next two weeks, I’ll be traveling, which means that my writing routine has been completely turned upside down…  Normally my writing routine looks something like this: Wake up, walk my dogs, exercise, and then write for a minimum of one hour. But at the present…

I read a quote from Stephen King once. In it he said that a good novelist doesn’t make their characters do what they want them to, but rather they follow the characters and write down what they see them do. He says that a good novelist isn’t a god creating everything, but rather a secretary…

I started my writing session by transcribing everything I had written longhand yesterday. When everything was digitalized, I was positively surprised to discover that I had written a little over one thousand words yesterday. The act of transcribing in itself had a very positive effect on me, because by reading everything I had written the…

I wrote longhand today. I did so because I found myself procrastinating this morning, having serious trouble getting myself started, and as I’ve mentioned in a previous post, sometimes writing longhand can get the writing inspiration to kick in. But in all honesty, I didn’t think I was going to get much done today. I…

Another writing day, and another thousand words. Little by little the story advances. It’s on days like today when I am reminded of how much work is behind every single one of the books I love to read. So “chapeau” and a huge thank you to all you writers out there putting in the work…