In early March I created a new website. Ironically, I did this after backing up and cancelling a heap of half-used websites. Anyway, that’s a thing, but not the guilty part. The new website is a fictional “mom blog” called My Fictional Life With Kids. As new ideas can be, I started it, write […]
Author: Vanessa Smith
Patreon Update
You may be aware that I launched a Patreon page earlier this year. After thinking about it for a few months, I’m changing things up a little. I’ve been uncertain how I feel about paywalling my content for a while. I have conflicting thoughts. I don’t believe a creator should have to give everything […]
NaNoWriMo 2021 Week 1
NaNoWriMo 2021 Week 1 How did it go? Well, as of writing this, it’s the morning of the 9th and I’m at 11,121 words. An on-track number by the end of today would be 15,003. I didn’t write at all on the 8th as I was unwell. 3882 words is catch-up-able though. But my spoons […]
Why “SMART” Goals Don’t Work For Me
I’ve never been a fan of “SMART” goals. SMART stands for: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant,, Time-Related. I’ve had years of unstable health. I’m a carer. I work a job. My free time is limited and dictated by important variables like health – that’s why SMART goals don’t work for me. My time is not negotiable […]
How To Do Your Job
There are two ways to do your job. It depends slightly on what your job is, but it can be broken down into two categories: If You’re An Australian Politician Complain that you don’t know who your boss is Go home for the day Enjoy life long pension If You’re Not An Australian […]
October Creative Contemplations
October Creative Contemplations I took the first week of October off work, with no plans. I had a cold the week before so part of the week of leave was resting from being sick, and the other part was whatever I wanted to do on a whim. But also, having had a cold, my […]
NaNoWriMo Prep 2021 Part 4
NaNoWriMo Prep 2021 Part 4 (Read part 1, part 2, and part 3.) One thought that came to me in the bath (because that’s where all ideas spawn?). Remember that NaNoWriMo is not your final book. It is about getting a draft done. This means that you can break rules. Actually, I’ve found […]
Not Every Story Is A Book
Not Every Story Is A Book I gave some advice in a writers Facebook group that I thought could be shared more broadly. Someone was struggling with their story. Don’t we all from time to time? My comment was: Do you have a book in you or do you have a story in […]
How To Create The Ultimate Minimalist Kitchen
Minimalism is so hot right now. I love how many products and services you can buy about it. Kitchens have long been the place where clutter gathers in a house. Mostly because no one ever wants to do any kind of cleaning after they’ve cooked. Which is fair enough, because when you’ve cooked, there’s […]
About Writing Goals
A friend shared the following as an image on Facebook. I tried to find the original source, but it appears the tumbler account doesn’t exist anymore, but this post was reblogged and screenshotted. The post reads: I saw a post talking about how Terry Pratchett only wrote 400 words a day, how that […]