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New blog post up where I share my favorite writing resources. Really loving the tagged book so far!👩🏻‍💻📚📖 #writersoflitsy

https://charityrau.wordpress.com/2020/08/18/my-favorite-writing-resources-author...

Day 2 of #24B4Monday ends at only at 6 hours of reading, but I did finish Rewrite Your Life and start The Art of Communicating, so I feel pretty good. With luck I‘ll finish another book tomorrow, and that will also be good.

@jb72 @Andrew65 @TheReadingMermaid

4 out of 5 stars! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I loved the vast majority of this book — it‘s a lean, enjoyable read with lots of personality and intelligent advice. The author is always genuine, sometimes hilarious, and reassuringly eloquent. What keeps it from being five stars for me is that I found the given view of writer‘s block unhelpfully narrow, and one of the author‘s recommended books is among the few I really loathe, for pretty much the same reason. 😉

“The scale of what you are attempting will crush you if you don't keep the goals consistent and attainable, and you'll be demoralized if you don't reward yourself. But some days, even that won't be enough. On those days, you will want beer, courage, and a kitten to get you through.”

Guess I could use some beer, courage, and a kitten today. 😆

#funny #humor

Not to degrade anyone else‘s reading time so far, at all — I‘ve just read for a big fat 40 minutes so far today and am feeling unfocused. 🤨

I‘ve read the beginnings of two novels and put them down, and through willpower reached 77% in Rewrite Your Life, but I keep wandering off and thinking of ways to be “productive.” (Does it count as pages read if you re-read your own unpublished work in order to edit it? 🤔)

Oh, well ... Onward!

#24B4Monday

Made it to almost four hours of reading today. Read 49 pages on The Hidden Life of Trees (in print), and from 0-64% on Rewrite Your Life (on #scribd). I was hoping to get at least one book finished today, but I can‘t keep my eyes open any longer. Sleepy time for now.

#24B4Monday

@TheReadingMermaid @jb72 @Andrew65

P.S. I‘m so tired I typed “54” instead of “24” and had to redo the graphic. Pretty sure @jb72 caught the incorrect post. 😆

“As Baca tells it, that's our job as writers, to strip away the artifice and expectations of life and talk to the world in the dark. Honestly. Authentically. With vulnerability and fear and hope.”

44% done on this book and it‘s at “must own in print” status. My copy has now been ordered; may it arrive swiftly and safely!

#24B4Monday
#writing #truth

Made it to 38% before my eyes decided they‘re tired and need a break. Maybe I‘ll switch to audiobook or print soon, hmm.

Really enjoying this book so far. The author is vivacious and her writing is very colorful. Might have to check out some of her fiction...

And thanks to @Victoriahoperose for giving me the idea to screenshot the timer and pair it with a book picture! 😁

#24B4Monday #ebook #scribd

“If deep self-awareness is crucial to mental and physical health, it's also the key to the candy store when it comes to crafting powerful fiction.”

#writing #mentalhealth

Started Rewrite Your Life on #Scribd before bed last night and got in about half an hour for #24B4Monday. The cats have woken me up early this morning, so I guess I‘ll get some more reading in while I‘m at it. Oh, and some coffee, too.

WIll maybe post a tentative stack later, once I get a few words and some nutrients under my belt. 🌞

@TheReadingMermaid @Andrew65 @jb72

Also, tagging @Meaw_catlady re: cat pic! (He‘s blurry, but technically...)

Stocking up on my #writinginspiration!

#MustRead