As the lockdown continues, it seems like an ideal time to talk about my dream vacation. That is, a vacation that I dream about because I cannot go anywhere and also because I’m right in the middle of several projects that require, you know, writing. We’ll start with the weather. Honestly, where I want to […]
Writer's Life
For the sake of my books
I have been trying to get into a proper rhythm regarding writing. For the most part, I have succeeded. Morning is for admin work. I usually do my social media and marketing, video filming and editing, and whatever else needs doing (this week, I have been dealing with bureaucracy). All of that happens in the […]
Kaizen – The Art of Continuous Refinement
Yesterday, I finished another round of edits on book one of my fantasy trilogy, The One Who Could Not Fly. It took me both longer than I expected and less time than I expected. But I think that the edits were helpful, necessary, and overall make the book better. However, going through these edits has […]
Those Pesky Little Admin Things
Ah, the pleasures of being a writer. I get to spend my time thinking of invented worlds and characters that can be as magnificent or as terrible as I like. I get to play with words. I get to edit my stories into polished perfection. And… I get to do those pesky little admin things […]
I feel so official!
This last week, after I managed to catch the twenty-four hour bug and then do away with it, I did something interesting. Well, perhaps not interesting to everyone, but it was certainly interesting to me. I registered a DBA sole-proprietor company. Tarney Brae Creative Endeavours (yes, it is spelled with a “u”) is official! All […]
The World Did Not End
I have this theory about the days of the week. Most people hate Mondays more than the others because it signifies the end of the weekend and the beginning of the work week. For me? It’s Tuesdays. Here’s how it works: Monday – you still have residual energy from the weekend. You do have to […]
Behind the Scenes
I think there might be a misconception regarding self-publishing. Or, really, writing a book in general. I think people are convinced that the hardest part is writing the book. And, while that can be true, if it were true of everything then we wouldn’t have nearly as many writers as we do now. Why write […]
Making a Book Trailer
As you may know, I have been getting Speaker of Words ready for publication. If you don’t know about Speaker of Words, go check out its page! (I’m so excited, I keep doing the happy dance at random moments, much to the annoyance of my cat.) In getting Speaker of Words ready, I have been […]
Fire and Focus
We have reached July of 2019! Basically, the year is officially more than halfway over, we are in the height of summer and… it’s really warm outside. Okay, no, I don’t live in France where it is outrageously hot and people are dying (my well wishes to these people in the heat!) and you can’t […]
For a Love of Stationary
In my life as a person rather obsessed with writing, writing materials, notebooks, and the like, I have gathered a lot of stationary. It used to be that I would have people to write, but they have either lost contact, died, or the Post Office refuses to acknowledge that I wrote their address correctly and […]
Less Writing Than You’d Think
The writing industry has changed a great deal in the last decade or so. When I was a girl, I was convinced that writing as a career meant penning the perfect novel (first try, naturally) and then being picked up by an agent or publishing house, which would then turn me into a bestselling author […]
A Matter of Consistency and Dedication
Often times, when a person joins or starts a start-up as an entrepreneur, their life becomes rather chaotic. The impression is, that to compete with the big industries out there and make money, a person has to spend every waking moment working. And, as the case may be, some moments that would normally be dedicated […]