My Author Journey So Far - January 21, 2018

Man, I was working on a post about book covers,then the distraction fairies sabotaged me yet again. Ugh.
This time, with illness! Whee!

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My Author Journey So Far - May 22, 2017 - June 3rd, 2017 - June 15, 2017

// I wrote this a few days ago...//

I am currently trapped,**TRAPPED**, within the confines of my bedroom, drinking cold coffee that the mug warmer will not work overtime for the likes of little ol' me. 
Turn up the heat, you plastic-coiled demon! 
The microwave is agonizingly too far away, and the guests in the kitchen, keep me in lock down. 
I drew a simple chart to illustrate such an indignity.

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My Author Journey So Far - May 17, 2017

How are things going? 
How is your contest progress insofar?
#wheneverythingisfucked

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My Author Journey So Far - Feb. 20, 2017

Documents, documents and more documents!

Tedious!

  Had to briefly take a break Friday night, when my father accidentally put too many minutes on the microwave and the food began smoking...*sigh

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November Distractions (2015)

 

 Cannot take a selfie worth a damn.

BLAH, BLAH BLAH, blah blah blah, blah blah.
I am late to post!
Busy. Muy busy.


Shortly after I posted on Wattpad that I was gonna post 2 chapters a week until the story was done, a buncha stuffs happened:

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Writer's Music

Music For Writing Books

Sometimes you need to chill. You can't write with all this damn noise buzzing about!
Shut off that annoying vibrating cell phone.
Turn the tablet OFF.
In fact, now's a good time to charge these devices. 
Shut off the Xbox. Playstation. Nintendo DS.
The TV.
Dim those lights. Keep desklight on.
The only thing that should be turned on right now, is your computer, notebook, wordprocessor, typewriter, or whatever you use to type out those stories.
Last but not least, put on noise-cancelling headphones on. Not earbuds, but headphones. Trust me, you don't want to hear the landscapers buzzing outside your window, or the ambulance or squealing kids playing outdoors.






Next, you need a warm cup of tea, something soothing perhaps. Or decaf coffee. Nothing overtly caffeinated, unless you're on deadline of course!

Below, a few of my favorites:

And one more thing...
I highly, HIGHLY, recommend a beverage warmer. Because what's gonna happen is that you're so engrossed with your typing, you forget about your beverage. And it sits there getting cold.
As you can see, I have one. It's a tad worn. Had it since 2012 and it only cost like $8.00 so definitely a great purchase. Especially on snowy cold days.

Ok, you got your beverage, now for the tunes...

Where To Find Music For Writing

There's plenty of places on the internetz. There are easy ways to find them. Here's a few:

• Free web radio
• streaming music playlists
• your own digital music collection
• YouTube playlists. Here's one I usually listen to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWfLasDNONI
• iTunes, Amazon App Store, or Google Play. Look up apps with the following words: concentration, meditation, mood, relaxing, radio
• The new Youtube Music app that came out in 2018: https://www.youtube.com/yt/music/index.html?locale=US

How To Find Music For Writing

Simply put into a search engine (Google, or whatever you use) the following 3 words:  

writer's music playlist

And you'll see all the fun stuff that comes up. Wowee!

Recommended Websites For Free Writer's Music Streaming

So here's a couple of FREE websites that work for me:

1. http://tunein.com/
2.  http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/
3.  http://bandcamp.com/#discover
4. https://soundcloud.com/
5. http://openaura.com/
6. http://8tracks.com/explore/writing_playlist
7. http://www.reverbnation.com/main/charts?genre_geo=global&genre=indie&page=1
8. http://mentor.fm/index.php?f=show_home&from_default_url=1 (only works outside U.S.A.)
9. http://songza.com/concierge/focus-enhancing-soundscapes/50536cb15325bf72ec000784/52e6eff7cf02c775474aa415/
10.  http://www.stereomood.com/
11.  http://hypem.com/latest
12.  http://appcrawlr.com/ios-apps/best-apps-alternative-to-pandora (apps for music)

So when you click the links, always look for the type of genre of music that you like to listen to. Or put keywords within the website's search. Enjoy, and happy writing!

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