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7 Ways To Shine a Spotlight on Your Inspiration

( an upgraded post ) 1. Blogs There are so many insanely awesome and inspiring blogs out there. There are blogs about writing, blogs about creative lifestyles, and even blogs about on blogs. It's truly amazing how accessible new creators are. Action: Surf the web for blogs centered around your favorite things - Passions, hobbies, or newfound interests. 2. Books From fiction to non-fiction, books are entryways into new worlds and knowledge. You'll find inspiration and enjoy a good story as well. Delve into the plot while developing attachments to the main characters. If the book is well written, this should come easily. Action: Find  at least  one book you think is interesting. My favorites include Everything, Everything  by Nicola Yoon and Fangirl  by Rainbow Rowell. :) 3. Quotes Quotes are like motivational strips of words that fit easily in one's "inspirational pocket". Recently I've been collecting the ones that speak to me, writing them ...

NaNoWriMo - are you ready?

National Novel Writing Month 50,000 words, 30 days. Can you handle the pressure? + + + As most of you are probably already aware of, NaNoWriMo starts in just a few short days. I am going to be participating, but because I'm going to be balancing the writing of 2,000 words a day with my school work, blogging, youth group activities, personal projects and who knows what else, some things may start slipping down my list of priorities. Blogging is one of them. I will have some posts prepared, but for most of the month of November, Truly. Madly. Deeply. may seem pretty dormant. I'm going to do my best to post content - maybe even some sneak peeks of my NaNoWriMo writing - but no promises. I'm sure you guys won't mind my lack of posts though. You'll probably be too busy working on your own writing projects. ;) Okay, now that I've related to you the boring news of my blog, let's get down to the core of this post. National Novel Writing Month is a huge...