This year, I’ve read a lot about minimalism and simplifying my life. This past fall has been maybe the craziest semester I’ve ever had (and I’ve been a student for a long time), so I had to put all of that advice to the test. The "Simple Living Manifesto" post on the Zen Habits blog … Continue reading Simplicity and Priorities
*Throughout this post, I’ll be using “inspiration” to refer to both idea generation and teaching something about writing/storytelling. There’s a lot out there about finding writing inspiration from things like music, Pinterest, TV/movies, and books. I’ve mentioned them before and probably will again. Each of these helps you in different ways, I think. Music provides … Continue reading Inspiration Across Media
Small update for anyone who’s interested: My April Limited Internet Challenge was amazing! I felt more energetic and had a lot more time to make good use of all that energy. I even finished a draft of a manuscript that I’m going to spend the foreseeable future revising. I highly recommend cutting back on the … Continue reading Using a Spreadsheet for Revision
Do you ever have moments—or whole days or weeks—when you wished you spent less time on the internet? I feel like that more often than I’d like to admit. Not only is the internet, social media apps in particular, taking up time, but it’s also affecting my ability to focus. A video from the YouTuber … Continue reading Limited Internet Challenge
I recently read a tweet that basically said even though schools teach you to read “adult” books, it’s ok to read horror and romance and fantasy and fairy tales and science fiction. Heck yeah! It’s so ok to read what you love and love what you read. And I’m not just saying that because I … Continue reading Genre Shaming
Nicole Dreier 