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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]