As I mentioned in my last post, I’ve been reading Effortless by Greg McKeown and thinking about how I can apply this information to my writing life. The 3 major takeaways for me from this book were: Life shouldn’t be difficult. Make the unenjoyable enjoyable. Focus on what is essential. Each of these relates to…
Author: Melanie Maggard
Melanie Maggard is a Seattle-based flash fiction and short story writer who loves drabbles and dribbles. She has been rejected, nominated, and published. Melanie lives for champagne, popcorn, and peanut butter.
March is My Revision Month
I’ve taken some time, more than enough, to think about what I want to do for my blog. Last year and the beginning of this year have been strange🤪, a whirlwind of good and bad moments, just like life is, but it has only made me realize how privileged and lucky I am to explore…
What I Learned from NaNoWriMo
I’m a winner! Cue the party balloons and champagne ✨🎈🍾 Considering the year we’ve been having, where it feels like it has been hard to win at anything, I’m celebrating and classifying this as a big win for me. 😁 For those who are unfamiliar with National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), the purpose of this…
Chasing My Muse
Sometimes writing doesn’t come as easily as I would like. Then other times my muse beats me over the head as I write furiously, hoping not to lose anything she is telling me in the process. I wish I was experiencing more of the latter right now. However, lately it has been difficult for me…
Reframing Rejections
Your story is your “baby,” not YOU.
100 Word Stories
Tiny, yet powerful
My first post
Cue the champagne…I finally made it to the blogging party!