Writing Process – Northern Skies Publishing

Anxiety in Writing

I have anxiety. More anxiety than is healthy, and it influences my writing. That was more difficult to write than I anticipated, and my fingers are itching to backspace Looking back on my childhood, I am confident that I had anxiety starting in at least fifth or sixth grade. I’m sure it was constantly present,Continue reading “Anxiety in Writing”

Hisashiburi…

It doesn’t seem to matter how long I’ve been gone from Japan, some words and phrases still come naturally. Take “hisashiburi” for example. It is the equivalent to “long time no see.” I would never say it in English, because the high pitched “ohmygod long time no see!” in a nobody-believes-you false happy voice thatContinue reading “Hisashiburi…”

Routines: helpful or stifling?

While it may not be apparent by my blogging irregularity, I have a well established writing routine. Thursdays I get about 4 hours of writing time in the afternoon before going to work. I get the same thing to eat at Panera (an asiago bagel and soft drink), and set it out on the sameContinue reading “Routines: helpful or stifling?”

Elizabeth Robins

Drawing and editing are fun, but I am excited to be researching again. In a run of luck, I found THREE first hand accounts of the Alaskan Frontier. I randomly chose one to start reading. Allow me to introduce to you Elizabeth Robins (1862-1952): actress, playwright, and author. She booked passaged to Nome, Alaska inContinue reading “Elizabeth Robins”

Wrestling with History

I’ve had an on-going internal dialog on how to portray the women in my book, so I started writing it out. It’s a technique I tried to get my 1st and 2nd year students to use a few times because it’s a great way to figure out the problem. I encouraged them to write itContinue reading “Wrestling with History”

Water water everywhere…

I know I just posted a few hours ago, but… I was just writing a bit of the novel when something came up. Margaret was going to replenish the resivoir along side the stove when I realized I’m missing something. Something big. WHERE IS THE WATER COMING FROM?! So I turned to Google, and itContinue reading “Water water everywhere…”

Writing Milestones: 20,000 Words

I don’t often update anyone with my writing progress. You hear about my research (or my frustration with research, ha!) but not about the book it’s going toward. I originally started it as a picture book, another in my historical airplane series, but Nome in 1920 really captured my imagination. The 1920s was a fascinatingContinue reading “Writing Milestones: 20,000 Words”