Writer. Momma. Happy Human.
Here's a thing that's been on my mind lately. It seems like, as we get older, we stop allowing ourselves to explore new things. I hear a lot of "I'm too old for that" or "What's the point at my age?" or "But Megan, my hip replacement is next week." I attended a local blogger… Continue reading It’s Okay to Be a Beginner AKA No One Cares About You
I've had a ritual the last few years where I try to watch a scary movie every weekday in October. (I do weekdays so I can watch while the kids are at school, and I typically watch the movies at 7am, right after my youngest gets on the school bus. The added bonus is if… Continue reading Megan’s Movie Marathon
Remember back in January, when we talked about choosing a Word for the Year? I chose the word Go, and several of you chimed in with words of your own. The idea of a Word for the Year is that it gives you more of a focus for the year, one word to guide you… Continue reading Word for the Year: An Update!
When it comes down to it, it's pretty hard to tell a completely original story. In the most basic sense, stories are made up of the same pieces—a protagonist with a goal, an antagonist in the way of the goal, and the journey the protagonist goes on to either succeed or fail in getting that… Continue reading Someone Already Wrote My Book (And Other Lies You Tell Yourself)
Five years ago, I attended a writing retreat with a large group of authors who all debuted in 2014. We spent a long weekend working and writing and talking about goals. One night, we were asked to talk about where we hoped to be in five years. There were a variety of answers: I want… Continue reading Celebrate the Steps
I love music. We all know that, right? I mean, I obsess over it. I can get lost for hours in my Spotify Discovery and New Release Radar playlists. I constantly browse live music shows near me. One time, at Thanksgiving, when my mom asked us all to say something we're thankful for, I said… Continue reading Megan Whitmer: The Soundtrack
It's time to start a new book, and I am not ready. I'm never ready. That's the whole problem. If you ask me what I need to be ready, I can't even tell you. I don't know. All I know is that I'm not ready. I wrote Between and its sequel without worrying about being… Continue reading I Am Not Ready.
If you read my last post about Artist Dates, you know that the whole idea of taking time to do something alone that nourishes my inner artist was a hard one for me to embrace. I was worried that it would seem selfish, or that I wouldn't find any value in them. Sure, I enjoy… Continue reading Thirty Ideas for Artist Dates
I've been thinking a lot about self-care lately. In Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way, she talks about the importance of setting aside time for yourself each week. She calls them Artist Dates. The idea is that you have to give yourself breaks in order to refill the well, so to speak. From Cameron's web site:… Continue reading The Artist’s Way and Artist Dates. Alternate Title: Am I Really Allowed to Schedule Dates with Myself?
When it comes to writing, I often worry about doing things the right way. What's the right way to blog? Do I need to focus solely on posts about writing? Should I post something every day? How do I promote it? Here's the thing. I want to write. I want to write long things, like novels, and short things,… Continue reading Am I Doing This Right?
