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Habbits for Productivity, Mental Health & Physical Health
Here are three habits I implemented this past year to help me be more productive, boost my mental health, and maintain my physical health.
Hindsight is 2020: Getting Back to Basics
While I’m ready for the new year, I’m not sure I’m ready to forget 2020. Because even though so many terrible things have happened, I’ve grown a lot this year as a person.
What is Publishers Marketplace?
If you’re looking to keep your finger on the pulse of what’s happening in the publishing industry, a great site to check out is Publishers Marketplace.
What is NetGalley?
NetGalley is a digital platform to search forthcoming titles in a variety of genres and request to review them based on your preferences.
How's It Going: NaNoWriMo and Wattpad
Instead of sprinting toward 50,000 words this year for NaNoWriMo, I challenged myself to edit and upload chapters of my novel The Strange Case onto Wattpad throughout the month. Here’s how it went.
Putting The Strange Case on Wattpad
Learn more about the direction I’m taking with my Strange Case project and be sure to read it on Wattpad.
Nathan Mangion: Building Worlds, Cultures, and Lore
World builder Nathan Mangion discusses how his world of Elyden got started, the essentials for constructing a world, its cultures, and its histories, and he shows how mapmaking and storytelling go hand-in-hand.
Creating Novelty to Increase Productivity
Even though feeling unmotivated is normal, it’s important to develop strategies for staying productive. Here are two strategies I’ve been using to help me stay productive, even when I don’t feel like writing.
Rethinking the Professional Writer
When we think of a “professional” we think about a person who is paid X to do Y. And to extent this is true. But what if being a professional writer is actually more of a mindset?