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Why Goal Setting Isn’t Outdated

November 13, 2017 by Carissa Sherman Leave a Comment

I’ve been working lately to write down really specific goals…again. I’ve tried this many times in the past, with about zero success. I concluded that I wasn’t the personality type for being motivated by goals. As it turned out, I was trying to set goals for accomplishing the wrong things. In the wrong timing. With … [Read more…]

Posted in: All Tagged: achievement, emotions, feelings, goals, passion, work, Writing

How NaNoWriMo Helped My Flight Anxiety

November 8, 2017 by Carissa Sherman Leave a Comment

This past weekend, my drug-free health approach and writing collided. For a couple of years, my husband has been the only person who could convince me to board an airplane. He helps me have new experiences by reminding me that it will be worth it. Though I’ve regretted a couple of those trips in the … [Read more…]

Posted in: All, Natural Health, Process, Storytelling, Writing Tagged: Anxiety, Creativity, Flying, NaNoWriMo, November, Planes, Process, Writing

Premature Editor’s Anonymous: How I Finished A First Draft

October 25, 2017 by Carissa Sherman Leave a Comment

Hi, I’m Carissa, and it has been A WHOLE DRAFT since I edited my writing. That’s right. I finished a whole first draft in about a month, because I did not edit. How did I accomplish this thing so contrary to my normal writing MO? I got a writing coach! And it was the best … [Read more…]

Posted in: All, Process, Storytelling, Writing Tagged: coaching, drafts, Editing, first draft, p.e.a., premature editor's anonymous, Process, Writing

Scurvy of the Imagination Story Series (Pt. 2)

June 30, 2017 by Carissa Sherman Leave a Comment

You can find Part One and the cast of characters of Scurvy here. Welcome to the make believe world of our brain and his crew …during a writing session. They are the sailors of the Sad Soul, a ship bound for doom as they find themselves off the coast of a dangerous island whose inhabitants have the reputation of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Process, Storytelling, Writing Tagged: Fiction, Imagination, Inspiration, Scurvy, story, Writing

Scurvy of the Imagination Story Series (Pt. 1)

June 29, 2017 by Carissa Sherman Leave a Comment

Welcome to the make believe world of our brain and his crew …during a writing session. They are the sailors of the Sad Soul, a ship bound for doom as they find themselves off the coast of a dangerous island whose inhabitants have the reputation of beheading intruders. The Captain refuses to take a chance on weighing anchor … [Read more…]

Posted in: All, Process, Storytelling, Writing Tagged: Fiction, Imagination, Inspiration, Motivation, Process, Scurvy, story, Writing

Writing Prompts To Get Your Fingers Moving & Your Brain Creating

June 22, 2017 by Carissa Sherman Leave a Comment

My best short story came from a fun writing exercise in a critique group. We were supposed to write from the perspective of someone on a date, trying desperately to break up with their significant other. I got home and pounded out the story in twenty minutes, and I’m still happy with it a year later. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Storytelling Tagged: Fiction, Inspiration, Motivation, Prompts, Writing

Premature Editor’s Anonymous: A Reminder to Myself Before I Backspace

June 1, 2017 by Carissa Sherman 1 Comment

Hi, I’m Carissa, and it’s been …5 minutes since I prematurely edited my story. I’m in this silent war with my document. I want to erase a couple of scenes that I wrote hastily and in the wrong voice. I know deleting is a no-no, and it’s a habit that I NEED to break so … [Read more…]

Posted in: Process, Writing Tagged: Editing, Fiction, Manuscript, Novel, Process, Writing

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