Tag Archives: commitment

Planning Ahead

Posted on July 25, 2014 by J. Sevick

[I’m going to start posting only on weekdays—I need the weekends to write. 🙂 ] For the commitment-challenged, there may be nothing more intimidating than planning a series. It can also be great fun, and for those of us who enjoy … Continue reading →

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Is It Ever Okay to Let Go?

Posted on July 23, 2014 by J. Sevick

Almost everything you hear from writing advice (my own included) is: just write. Don’t think. Don’t look back. Fight the doubt. Word vomit. Chained to the desk. Just stick with it. Don’t give up. And I would say, for the … Continue reading →

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The Long and Short of It

Posted on June 23, 2014 by J. Sevick

Yesterday’s post was a bit of a downer, I’ll admit. But I’m not giving up on me yet, and I hope you don’t either. I want to be honest about my process, the ups and downs, the good and bad—and … Continue reading →

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How Do You Get Ready to Draft?

Posted on June 18, 2014 by J. Sevick

At some point, all ideas must become a draft—or die useless in the mind. In order for a story to become something you can share, you have to produce it into a physical object. This could be a drawing, a … Continue reading →

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One-Month Challenge: Update Two

Posted on June 15, 2014 by J. Sevick

Two weeks into the one-month challenge, or halfway through. I haven’t reached drafting yet, or even gotten too close, but I’m closing in on having a definitive plot that I can outline—and after that, drafting should be soon. I’m hoping … Continue reading →

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The One Month Challenge

Posted on June 1, 2014 by J. Sevick

My single greatest challenge as a writer is sticking to a single idea. I’ve written many times before about this problem, so I won’t rehash it. Basically, I can talk myself out of any idea. This has led me to … Continue reading →

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Developing Ideas: The Leap

Posted on April 15, 2014 by J. Sevick

A small step in the process I skipped earlier is important to mention. As you’re asking questions and considering options, your creativity may start running ahead and leading you along, and all you have to do is go after it. … Continue reading →

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Writing through Commitment Phobia

Posted on December 31, 2013 by J. Sevick

Below the cut is probably the best self-analysis and positive strategizing I’ve done on this blog. But it’s also long and navel-gazing and probably boring and annoying to anyone who’s not me, so I put it below a cut to … Continue reading →

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The New Me (…?)

Posted on March 18, 2013 by J. Sevick

I’m sick of new years. I’m tired of New Year’s Eves, and birthdays, and anniversaries of different dates—and the wishes I make every time that this year will be different. This will be the year I finish a draft of … Continue reading →

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Problems versus Doubts (Or, How to Commit, Part Two)

Posted on February 18, 2013 by J. Sevick

As I make my list of doubts in the ‘purge file’ for my story, it is incredibly hard to resist analyzing them. Even working to dismiss the doubts is still engaging your brain in analyzing and thus legitimizing those doubts. … Continue reading →

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