Jane's Folly Posts

<whine> Rewriting is haaaaarrrd! </end whine>

For me, rewriting is the hardest part of the writing process.  This is why I have so many first drafts and very few finished products! When I’m writing,  I’m  not judging or worrying about being published, especially when I’m doing the NaNoWriMo challenge.  It’s all about creating and letting my imagination loose.  Rewriting, on the other hand, is about looking over what I’ve created and trying to make it publishable.  I am finding a lot of resistance to the process, I think my subconscious thinks that if I never finish, I will never be rejected.  I’m fighting low self esteem, fear of failure, despair, frustration and self-sabotage.  No wonder I keep finding myself procrastinating and distracted during my writing time!

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We made a cardboard box train for my son’s birthday party. My daughter eagerly helped, and even pushed the train around the house with three small passengers inside.  I think…

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This week I investigated Ravelry.  This is an online social network for knitters and crocheters (is that a word? it doesn’t look right- people who crochet, let me know what…

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A lot of people use music as a way of setting mood, sparking imagination, and helping them create.  Gamers play movie soundtracks while they run tabletop roleplaying adventures.  Artists, crafters…

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Every January I get out my notebook and write out my goals.  I keep most of my notebooks and flipping back through them for years upon years, it was the…

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If you want to do something like gingerbread houses for a large group of kids, or just your own, a graham cracker house skips all the baking and gets to…

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I have written another novel!  Once again, the experience was amazing.  Writing with other people, having a crazy deadline and no lofty goals when I complete was just what I…

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Ok, you are writing along and then… then what?  You need ideas.  Inspiration.  What happens next? Waiting for inspiration to strike is like hoping the empty carton of milk in…

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National Novel Writing Month, November, is here.  For those not in the know, it’s a chance to shed all reservations about writing and just write with literary abandon, with the…

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I made a scarf for my daughter, using cotton yarn. The pattern was extremely simple and looks great. Cast on 30 stitches (or odd number to suit what width you…

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