Song of the Day: Distractions by Paul McCartneywww.youtube.com/watch?v=HcSR3u_uQLQ The blog Paper Hangover hosts its weekly Friday Fives! This week’s question is: What are FIVE of your most distracting (procrastination-worthy) things (habits, websites, etc.) on the Internet? 1. Twitter This site is the…
Archives for May 2011
Opportunities in the Great Big Literary World- May 23, 2011
Song of the Day: Success by Duran Duranwww.youtube.com/watch?v=lHmT3Pq6xaI Hello all! Hope the weekend was phenomenal! It’s safe for me to say that I had a rather literary kind of weekend. On Saturday I went to a spoken word event, and…
Friday Fives- What I Can’t Live Without When I Write (via Paper Hangover)
Song of the Day: Can’t Live Without You by Charlie Wilsonwww.youtube.com/watch?v=th7QEjbB1qM Hello all! It’s time for Friday Fives again. This week the blog, Paper Hangover poses the question: What are five things you can’t live without when you’re writing…
Opportunities in the Great Big Literary World- May 16, 2011
Song of the Day: More by Usherwww.youtube.com/watch?v=1tUH_MHgSeU Hello all! It’s a busy day today! How was the weekend? Mine was great. I was able to get a good amount of editing done on my novel. Though editing this novel is my…
Finding the Time: Ways You can Squeeze in Writing Time (Part 2)
Song of the Day: Clocks by Coldplaywww.youtube.com/watch?v=XbI1FpLd4Vk Hello all! A week ago I wrote part one to this post. It was called, “Finding the Time: How to Balance WIP + Submissions + Life.” I thought it would be beneficial if I also…
Opportunities in the Great Big Literary World- May 9, 2011
Song of the Day: Move Along by The All American Rejectswww.youtube.com/watch?v=FSbGur1dz9k Hello all! How was the weekend? I hope all the mothers out there had an awesome Mother’s Day! I know my mother did. My sister and I bought her…
Friday Fives- 5 Pieces of Useful Advice I’ve Received (via Paper Hangover)
Song of the Day: Express Yourself by Charles Wrightwww.youtube.com/watch?v=JYi8lA9y_BY Hello all! It’s time for Friday Fives again. This week the blog, Paper Hangover poses the question: What are five pieces of useful advice you have received as an aspiring writer?…
Finding the Time: How to Balance Your WIP + Submissions + Life (Part 1)
Song of the Day: Busy by Lyfe Jenningswww.youtube.com/watch?v=IO7Fc_6ftes Hello all! I’ve been noticing that a lot of writers seem to be having trouble with finding the time to submit their work to contests and literary magazines. As writers our…
Opportunities in the Great Big Literary World- May 2, 2011
Song of the Day: Shine by Laura Iziborwww.youtube.com/watch?v=zfosF1hrOvw Hello all! Hope the weekend was fantastic for you all. I ended up having another busy weekend, though it didn’t start off that way. I had never intended my weekend to be…