The beginning of an attempt to get to the end of a draft section, with a side of Publication. — A realization set in, three-ish months flew by with an understanding that my drafts have not budged in either direction. That sentence has me feeling a certain type of way, but I am not allowing myself to concentrate on it. What I am refocusing on is going through the drafts…

And I’m OK with it. — This article technically should be day number 13 of a writing challenge during National Novel Writing Month. Instead, it is day 1 of a Personal Challenge titled, “Fail, But Do Not Quit”. I had done it AGAIN. I started something amazing and did not follow through to completion. Sometimes I wonder what I would be experiencing right now if I failed, got up, dusted off, and kept going IMMEDIATELY. A personal trend that I’ve had is adding sparks to the roaring fire that…

What World did I just step into? — Day 12 of a writing challenge during National Novel Writing Month in November 2021. Step 1- Google When doing a quick Google search, I found out that SEO was an acronym for Search Engine Optimization. Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of improving the quality and quantity of website traffic to a website or a web page from search engines. Directing traffic on…

Researching and repackaging so even I can understand it. — Day 11 of a writing challenge during National Novel Writing Month in November 2021. I refocused everything here. Could I write well thought out, meaningful, attention keeping articles that can possibly end up on the first page when googling? I am definitely going to try. These articles would take longer, contain more words and not be in a journal format. The type of articles…

Appearance is EVERYTHING, or so they say. — Day 10 of a writing challenge during National Novel Writing Month in November 2021. Creating a Kicker I used to know how to create a kicker on an article in Medium. I believe at least one of my articles has one. I wrote that last sentence and immediately went to check my already published articles. I had written one article with a kicker. That was it. …

Day 9 of a writing challenge during National Novel Writing Month in November 2021. Back to Me Hi there, I just got back to Me today. Although, I don’t know how long it’s been. Perhaps days, a few weeks, maybe a month this time. I’m just glad that I made it back. The journey was long and a tad treacherous, but all worth it in the end…

Day 8 of a writing challenge during National Novel Writing Month in November 2021. This episode of writing time was seconds away from being sleeping time. Who’s bright idea was it to have a National Novel Writing Month in November anyways? They should have just went full force and had it in December right along side Christmas! Not really, I wouldn’t participate if it was…

Day 7 of a writing challenge during National Novel Writing Month in November 2021. A Haiku Story A silly poem, Writing can be a Haiku With five, seven, five. I just do not know Exactly what I can do With five, seven, five. It is like a path That doesn’t know when to stop, At five, seven, five. If I keep going, It might make my stomach drop At…

Day 6 of a writing challenge during National Novel Writing Month in November 2021. This may be a pen name, but these adjectives describe the girl behind the pen name to a T. Z is for Zen. A state of being she ATTEMPTS to stay in. O is for Ohm. A sound she uses for the win. E is for Empathetic. …