The 2nd Guess
How much time have you spent second guessing yourself? Well I don’t know about you but as for myself I’ve spent way too much time doing it.
Especially in my writing. I don’t know if it comes from doubt in myself, a lack of confidence in my work, or from the nature of the work and the fact that the fate of it is ultimately in someone else’s hands. I do know this though… second guessing is a terrible waste of time and in the end all it does is send you in circles usually back to the beginning where there was your true authentic self. The place you should have stayed when there was the first spark of excitement and your sprit was full of “I CAN do this!” and your mind had not yet been invaded with the evil critters of doubt and fear.
So my point today and I guess this is mainly for me as all these rants are: is to stay in the mindset of the starting gate. The “I CAN do this!” moment and don’t second guess. Time is way too precious. Happy Thursday!
Best,
Kwana
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Snook Um’s
So Snooki is having a book signings and for some reason this doesn’t bug me as much as you may think it would. Or as much as I thought it would. It could be all the Snooki hate going around has given me Snooki backlash. Despite the fact that although I’m yeah, kind of bugged over the fact that Snooki has a book published before me and I’ve been at this game for quite a while I can take it for what it is, total entertainment and capitalizing on a brand that’s hot right now. So who am I to knock the girl’s going on 20 minute hustle? What do you think?
Check out this article from the LA Times
Best,
Kwana
Head Soak
If you’re looking for me you can find me soaking it all in– in my own mind right about now. Trying to get a handle on my writing life for the year ahead. I hope you’re getting a good grasp on 2011. Would a good soak help? Have a good day!
Best,
Kwana
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So You Want To Write A Novel- Why?!
“For the love of all that is holy why?” LOL!
Thanks to my chapter mate Tanya for pointing this out to me. So funny. Welcome to the writer’s world!
Best,
KwanaAll Wet
Oh I’m feeling like these leaves about my NanoWrimo challenge. All wet and scattered and left behind. I’ve got some serious catching up to do. I don’t know where I’ll be come November 30th but I’m still moving ahead and hoping not to be blown away.
Best,
Kwana
Stony
I wonder what he’s thinking? Hmm… maybe about the characters I put on his corner this week? Yeah, I’ve been spending a lot of time in his part of town (at least in my mind I have) or is it a her? Do we know? Something to Google maybe.
Either way today I’m thinking about the conversation a couple of my characters had very close to this lion and all the real life conversations that have happened in the very same spot. If only this lion could talk, oh the stories he would tell.
Hope your week is going well.
Best,
Kwana
pic: Lion in front of NY Public Library 42nd and 5th
Hungry for Words
What’s Jack up to? Jack is a little tired of all the damp weather. It’s messing up his happy long walks you see. I’m with you Jack. A little rain is ok but I’m not a fan of the wet dog.
Happy Friday everyone! I hope your week has been good. I’m wrist deep in NaNo writing and starting to feel the heat already and it’s only the 5thof November. Eee…I have to keep my fingers limber and my mind lose and not all knotted up in fear and just let it flow in the images that I know are there.
Thanks to those that entered the HUNGRY FOR YOUR LOVE giveaway. And thanks to random number generator we have a winner…. Sarah T! Thanks Sarah. Please email me your info and I will make sure Jeanine gets you a book.
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2Everyone have a good weekend. You know what I’ll be doing.
Best,
Kwana
Comic from here
NaNo Time!
What’s Jack up to? Jack had a good Halloween weekend though he could have done without me embarrassing him with that witches costume. So sorry Jack.
So today starts Nano. National Novel Writing Month. Wish me luck and plenty of words. I sure will need it along with a high does of family support and sanity. If I’m missing from ye old blog at times please forgive me or if I’m not commenting on yours all that much be happy because that means I’m over here writing or at least I’m trying to write.
And now the Nano Song!!!
Best,
Kwana
Nano Bamo
Well I’m at it again. You’d think I’d have learned from the torture of last year but, um, no. Once again I’m participating in November’s National Novel Writing Month or NaNoWrimo. It all starts on Monday and the challenge is 50,000 words in 1 fun filled month. Eek.
So who’s with me? Think you’ve got a novel in you? If so head on over to the Nano page and register and let’s see if we have any hair left in a month.
Best,
Kwana
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Happy Dance!
I’m doing the happy dance today because the DH came home with my laptop all fixed. Woo hoo!
But oh boy you know what that means. No excuse for not writing. Gotta go. Bye!
And remember, back it up.
Best,
Kwana
