Freelancing. This is something that can often be compared to Russian roulette or playing the lottery. You basically shoot with your eyes closed and hope to hit a bullseye. This is something that people spend their life tirelessly doing and sometimes to no avail, I’ve been there, and am mostly still there. Freelancing is HARD, and requires the time, dedication and drive to succeed. Getting your first paid “anything” feels like winning the lottery, and you will be on cloud nine. Then you will do it ... Read the Post
Ultimate Guide to Freelancing and Finding Your First Paid Remote Job!
How to Get Your Book Traditionally Published
As my book was released and I became an official "traditionally published author" , I got a tonne of questions! Everybody who found out I was an actual author started to ask me a handful of things, and out of the few recurring questions, one of the biggest was, "how did you publish a book?". People I met and talked to wanted to know how I had made such a dream a reality! For many, the publishing world is a dark mystery and everyone seems to be curious about how you take a bunch of words on a ... Read the Post
The Best Books For Writers and Bloggers – You Have To Read!
Today, literally all day, my heart has been pounding out of my chest. Maybe it was too much coffee, or maybe the lack of sleep has been catching up with me. Either way, I felt faint and jittery all day. This might have something to also do with the fact that I am on the downward push to my novel coming out. That, and I'm planning a wedding, going to Australia in a month, and I am pushing to get more and more traffic to my blogs! Jeez, I feel like I am slowly becoming burnt out. That's the ... Read the Post
10 Ways To Make Writing Fun – Not Stressful
I love writing, most of the time. The thing is, every day, basically all day, I spend my time writing. Whether that means emails or blog posts or process documentation or letters or my next novel, I am constantly putting words onto paper. Now, if you're like me and constantly blogging and writing your life away, you know that it sometimes becomes super stressful to even look at your computer and the blank page in front of you. Sometimes you have no idea what to write, how to write it or what ... Read the Post
Why I’m Excited to Do Nanowrimo This Year!
So, it's been a little less than a week into Nanowrimo, and I'm already really behind my word count. When I say a little... I mean terribly behind! I'm at just shy of 3000 words, and if I'm going to get to 50000 by November 30th... well I'm really going to have to pick up the pace! This is my first Nanowrimo, and so far its not going well. As excited as I am to pump out a book in a month, I'm also a little scared and sceptical. My first book, that is set to be released in the coming months took ... Read the Post
