How to Start Working on Your Novel

Starting work on a novel is never easy. It’s not unheard of to stare at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead and still nothing comes forth. However, there are a few simple steps that can get you going in the right direction. I’ve outlined them below:

Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda..

When I was a kid, I had a serious Ferdinand Magellan thing going on. I loved geography & history. I loved finding out where places were and learning the history of those places. Of my many dreams, one of them was visiting and meeting the inhabitants of those places. I knew that I wanted to travel, work and live abroad, and have exotic experiences. I also figured, as a writer, I needed to broaden my creative horizons.

Vision Board 2012

Today is the reveal day for my 2012 vision board. This year I made two vision boards – 1 for 2012 and 1 for long-term goals. I didn’t slap them together as hurriedly as I did last years. I put more thought into it and tried to use a lot of visually appealing images that represented everything I want and hope for. Anyway, here goes: -

Keeping Track of Your Vision Board

In my previous post, I reviewed my 2011 vision board – what happened, what kinda happened and what didn’t happen. I’m happy to say it mostly happened. Most of the time when we make New Year resolutions, we don’t stick to it. I wanted 2011 to be the year when I stuck to every last one. It wasn’t easy but the below kept me going with it -

2011 Vision Board Review

In January last year, I put together a few resolutions in my blog post Time to Start 2011 but decided to create a vision board as well. I put together the vision board in February and revealed it in Vision Board on Board. I hung it up in a visible position in my apartment and got going with the year.

Happy New Year!

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Believe in Your Dreams

I’ve been gone for quite a long time. As usual, it was work. The event season began and things just kept getting tougher and tougher until there was no time to even think about writing. It was really hard for me and at some point, I felt like I’d given up on writing. I was in the middle of this quagmire when I went on a trip to Montreux a few weeks ago. Montreux is a town in Switzerland that has to be the most amazing place I’ve ever been to. The views were just stunning. It was also the first cold country in my life I wasn’t hankering the leave the minute I arrived.

Get Checked

We’re half way through October and there have been so many breast cancer awareness initiatives around the world. I’ve never seen so many pink ribbons and wrist bands in my life .