And the word is sitzfleisch. Sitzfleich means to sit through or tolerate something boring. Its secondary definition is to endure or persist in a task. I first came across the term at The Write Practice. I had no clue there was a word to describe slogging through something I would rather be not be doing. Right […]
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The countdown has started. Panic and anticipation are setting in. No, it has nothing to do with the fact that there are only 80 days until Christmas. It’s only 25 days until the first of November. I’m knee deep in preparations for National Novel Writing Month. This will be my third year participating, but my
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Shortly before I left on vacation, I finished draft three of my novel. Shortly after that, I finished knitting a scarf. As I ran my fingers over the scarf to search for any loose ends to sew in, I was struck by the difference I felt between the two accomplishments. When I knit, I am
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I’m up in Seattle this week on vacation, so I’m turning my blog over to my friend, Elanor Hughes. She is currently writing a historical fantasy. Her home on the web can be found at Writing in the Dust. Thanks Elanor! – Sheryl Hello there readers of this blog, I’m Elanor Hughes. Sheryl is on
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I’ve been kicking around my ideas of how to know when I’ve “made it” as a writer, that glorious moment I will no longer feel like a pretender among the professionals. The big problem is that “making it” seems to be a moving target when I put some thought about it. I have a sneaking
What It Means To Me Read More »
One of the challenges I’m having while writing is coming up with names. Not only do I have difficulty naming my characters, but I had difficulty naming myself. I write under a pseudonym for several reasons. One if them is that my legal name is highly unusual. After a lifetime of having it mispronounced and
This week has been a challenge. I wasn’t joking last week when I said I thought my writing was absolute crap. I’ve been forcing myself forward out of a sense of discipline, but the joy is not there. I’m not sure if I just want to be done with this story, if it’s the fact
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I admit it. I’m not the most disciplined of writers. It’s hard to get me motivated. I’ll finish a scene or a draft and let it sit while I’m paralyzed with indecision about what to do next. So I finally decided to do something about it. I spent the last month participating in Camp NaNoWriMo.
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Or as Melissa Snark put it, Writing with a plan or flying by the seat of your pants. Plotters vs. Pantsers. It’s an interesting piece that echoed some thoughts I’ve had recently. I hear mostly about these two types of writers. One type develops outlines, knowing what events are happening when. Everything is meticulously crafted
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Welcome to my blog. My name is Sheryl Renee Hayes. I’m a writer. What do I mean by a writer? I am someone who writes. I am not a published author, yet. I am currently working on my first novel in an urban fantasy series yet to be named. I also have several short stories
