Our monthly Double Down Day is scheduled for tomorrow, February 5th! Double Down Day takes place the first Saturday of every month and includes live writing sprint sessions throughout the day. The rules are simple: 1) Challenge yourself to write double your “normal” daily word count and 2) Have FUN! You can keep track of our […]
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As if writing a novel isn’t hard enough. Sometimes, when we finally get to the point of finishing a book, there’s a whole new set of fears that comes up. What will people think of it? Who am I to be publishing? What if no one likes it? What if no one buys it? If […]
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I don’t know about you, but the past couple of years, I have not been as creative as I want to be. Part of that is having a toddler at home, but part of it is the whole global situation that’s been going on. As the year switched over to 2022, though, I knew I […]
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I’m so excited for the gift of a fresh start every quarter, and I don’t think I’ve ever been as ready for new energy and a clean slate than I am right now in Q1 of 2022. How about you? Have you chosen your goals for the quarter or year? I’m currently in a 3-month […]
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It’s that time again! Our annual “Plan Your Writing Schedule” Livestream event will take place on Sunday, December 19th at 3PM Eastern. You can view it live or watch anytime on replay below: Plan Your 2022 Writing Schedule Grab Your Free Download To help you plan a realistic and awesome writing year ahead, I’ve created […]
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Can you believe it’s almost November? I feel like October has flown by, and it’s already time for our final Preptober video of the year. Today, we’re going to talk about how to schedule and plan your meals in order to help take some of the stress and decision-making out of the eating process. I […]
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How is your novel prep coming along so far? I have a new video for you this week that touches on something I’ve never really talked about before in detail on this channel but that I feel is so helpful and supportive! For Preptober this year, let’s talk about how to make a creativity toolbox. […]
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Our Preptober series continues as we take a deeper look at how to actually take the idea you came up with and develop it into a full novel. This is a bit of a tricky topic, because there is no one right way to develop story ideas. Every author has the freedom to find their […]
read moreAs Preptober ramps up and National Novel Writing Months draws near, many of us are still sitting here trying to decide which story idea is our best one. Today, I have some tips for you on how to choose between story ideas for NaNoWriMo (and any time). I didn’t stop there, though, because seriously, how […]
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It’s time!!! These next few months are truly some of my favorite of the year, and it all kicks off with Preptober and our plan for NaNoWriMo. I’ve spent some time lately working on an awesome new 2021 Preptober Planner to help you plan and win NaNoWriMo and write a novel in 30 days. If […]
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I have been self-publishing my books since 2010, and in that time, I've sold well over half a million copies of my books. I'm not a superstar or a huge bestseller, but I have built an amazing career that brings me great joy. Here at Heart Breathings, I hope to help you find that same level of success. Let's do this.