After blogging on a specific theme for all of April, I always have a bit of a blog identity crisis in May and feel like I need to reintroduce my regular blog features.
In case you are new to my blog from the challenge, on "Teen Tuesdays" I often post something for teen writers -- a market, a conference, a contest. I also have a Resources for Teen Writers page on my website.
My Fridays usually have a "five" theme. For example, last Friday author Beth Fehlbaum guest blogged five things she learned about writing and publishing.
Today's Friday Five are five random things I wanted to share this week, as I recover from April's A to Z Challenge.
In case you are new to my blog from the challenge, on "Teen Tuesdays" I often post something for teen writers -- a market, a conference, a contest. I also have a Resources for Teen Writers page on my website.
My Fridays usually have a "five" theme. For example, last Friday author Beth Fehlbaum guest blogged five things she learned about writing and publishing.
Today's Friday Five are five random things I wanted to share this week, as I recover from April's A to Z Challenge.
1. If you'd like to read my productivity themed posts from April, I've grouped them together on Pinterest.
My reusable to do list 2. One of my April posts was about Ivy Lee's "Six Things." For an easy way to track your six main goals for the day, consider making your own reusable to do list. I'm not that crafty, but basically you put pretty paper inside a glass frame, and get yourself a dry erase pen. Simple! If you need more info, there are detailed instructions and photos in this blog post.
3. I enjoy researching productivity, organization, and goal-setting. But I'm also a fiction writer with a love of books and a desire to help other writers, so warning: weekly blog contents may vary. I tend to share more of my personal book news through my newsletter, which comes out every month or so. I also do occasional giveaways there (in March it was a coloring book) as well as share some fun memes. If you already subscribe, thank you! If you'd like to give it a try, subscribe here. I'm working on my May newsletter this week with some news about my upcoming psychological thriller, Black Flowers, White Lies.
4. Everyone experiences rejection, especially writers. This article offers an interesting perspective on why rejection hurts and what we can do about it.
5. I recently came across this quote from Einstein, and it has me wondering...
I realize that happiness doesn't come from things. But I feel like the word "achievable" should be before goals. I'm not sure unachievable goals will bring happiness. What do you think? How would you modify this quote?
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