Tanya's Journey

Ah, yes. WB. I've always believed that when you have WB, it's mostly because there's something wrong with your work in progress. Maybe it's not progressing in the right direction. Maybe you're not listening to your characters, and forcing them in unnatural situations. My own WIP has been giving me troubles. I'm in the editing process of it, having completed it quite a few months back. So, this chapter I'm on, I've written and rewritten. Sent it to a friend who gave me good advice, tried rewriting it. Not working. At all. That same friend decided I needed to step back and try something else. Usually, that isn't a problem, I always have several different stories started. This time? Not so much. My creative juices aren't flowing. I blame many things, such as fatigue and pregnancy and moving, but either way, I'm going nowhere fast. She told me to open a Word document, and to write a sentence that she gave me. Told me I had to start a new story w...

We'll be moving into our first house on July 2nd. We actually found the house less than a month ago. Do any of you have any idea what it is to pack up four years of appartment life, make phone calls to various important companies (electric, cable, internet and such), pack up, be pregnant and tired, and sleepy, and sleep deprived and hungry and. . . Ok, ok. You get it. Point is, I used to be a multi-tasker who could do anything on her own. This new move is a lesson in patience and humility. I need help. I have to wait on other people. I'm just in the beginning stages of the pregnancy, Lord knows I need to be careful. The thing is, the powerful brain I once had is now turned to mush. I rely on my agenda and post-it notes a lot more than I ever thought I would. Or could. If it's not written down, it'll be forgotten. Permanently. But I'm missing the things that meant the world to me. Cozying in with my fiancé. Reading. Writing .  I'm reading blog posts of authors I...