The State of an Author-Composer’s World
Do you ever have that feeling that there’s just too much going on? No,
August 2, 2017
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Discover the journey, tips, and ideas from Claudia Yeoh’s writing desk.
Do you ever have that feeling that there’s just too much going on? No,
Friday morning when I came home from Jazzercise, speech therapy, and a
When I was a kid, and I first got contacts, I was
1. I’ve been having one of those weeks again. One of those
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(Warning: If you’re not interested in reading about the writing process, skip
This will be considerably longer and less polished than my usual but
It’s definitely getting easier to get submissions sent out. Now, instead of
As of ten minutes ago, I’m more or less done with my
I’m probably trying to overdo it, but I decided that my first
Long vs. short writing projects Lately I’ve been chafing at how
It is an occasion for thanks, and a little bit of frenetic
It should not take this long. I set out today to
Do you ever have that feeling that there’s just too much going on? No, of course not, she says (wink-wink). This summer hit me like a Mack
Friday morning when I came home from Jazzercise, speech therapy, and a Wal Mart run, this is what greeted me: Today I’m focusing on a
When I was a kid, and I first got contacts, I was absolutely paranoid about losing them. I would take them out and clean them,
1. I’ve been having one of those weeks again. One of those weeks where I found myself out of balance, focused myopically on writing, unable
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(Warning: If you’re not interested in reading about the writing process, skip to the end!) “Art is never finished—only abandoned.” Leonardo da Vinci It’s a
This will be considerably longer and less polished than my usual but I’m not taking the time to do exhaustive revisions. I spent this week
It’s definitely getting easier to get submissions sent out. Now, instead of agonizing for ten days, I agonize for four, and instead of attaching and
As of ten minutes ago, I’m more or less done with my short story. I have one more question niggling the back of my brain,
I’m probably trying to overdo it, but I decided that my first post-baby writing project…since I didn’t finish my novel in time…would be to find
Long vs. short writing projects Lately I’ve been chafing at how little writing I’m doing aside from blogging and The Novel. If I had
It is an occasion for thanks, and a little bit of frenetic freaking. Writer’s block? What writer’s block!I have too much to do!!!!! There is
It should not take this long. I set out today to revise a couple of sample devotionals to send to “Living Faith.” They were
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