Sabrina's Blog

All writers are insecure at various times throughout their writing journey and I'm definitely no different. So I've joined in on the  Insecure Writers Support Group Blog Hop . The 1st Wednesday of each month I'll post about the insecurities I've been struggling with and/or conquered, and answer that month's IWSG question. The days are beginning to cool, even if only slightly here in Oklahoma, pumpkin flavored everything is everywhere, and Halloween decorations are up around my neighborhood. While I love the summer and all that fun in the sun, I must admit that Fall is my favorite season. I love wearing pretty scarves & boots, enjoying a hot drink without the A/C cranked up, and admiring the changing colors of the trees while taking long walks. This Fall is beginning with LONG overdue edits for the 3rd book in The Gate Keeper Chronicles. I had hoped to have them finished by Sept 1, but that obviously didn't happen. I'll admit to having days where...

I am a goal setter and have been since I was a child. I just work better if I have something I am working towards. During high school my goal was getting into college. During college it was getting my degree. After college it was being a good wife and mommy. I have goals to complete by my 30th birthday , goals for my family, and goals for my writing group . It only makes sense that I would make a list of goals when I started writing a year and a half ago. So I thought I'd share it with you. Sabrina's Writer Goals 1. Get better at editing.  2. Be offered a contract by a major publisher. 3. Win a contest. 4. Keynote a conference. 5. Sell my books worldwide. 6. Inspire new writers. 7. Teach new writers my hard won knowledge. 8. Learn to like editing. (Yeah, I'm not holding my breath either. *grin*) I'm sure I'll add to this, but for now it's a good start.  How about you? What are your goals as a writer? Have you completed any ...

Last night I struggled to find motivation for my usual evening walk. I just wasn't feeling it. I wanted to plant my rear on the couch, eat another bowl of the homemade butterfinger  icrecream I had made the night before, and play on Facebook or watch a show. Definitely not one of my more shining moments. *laughs* You know you'd have a hard time choosing a walk over this, too!! Then I started thinking about the domino effect that would commence if I skipped the walk. One night of skipping would lead to another and another until all the progress I've made would go out the window like waste from a medieval chamber pot.   This struggle struck me as extremely familiar and I realized only a couple of weeks before, I had struggled with lack of motivation to write because I knew I had edits that needed done.  I HATE editing. Finding all the places I've made some grammar mistake, become repetitive, contradicted myself, or basically forgotten how to spell,...