The Chinese will say, “Happy New Year” around this time. My family, however, might phrase the greeting a little differently: “We wish you all an INCREDIBLE new year with FANTASTIC blessings and MARVELous experiences!” We also apologize for sharing this late. With the new addition of my niece (Congrats Emily!), mom and dad moving to […]
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Resolutions for 2013
Do you have any New Year Resolutions? New Year Resolutions come and go but they shouldn’t. After all, a resolution is defined as a statement that solves the problem or at least explains how to solve the problem. We all have problems. And they don’t easily go away until we do something about them. This […]
Read MoreReflecting Upon 2012
Lots of beginnings happened this year. The Mewie family doubled with the arrival of JereMaya. We were able to purchase our new home. And I took action to write the first draft of my novel in November. I also got a makeover in a sense – my orthodontic braces came off and my eyes were […]
Read More10 Practical Steps for a NaNoWriMo Winner
In 20 days, I became a ‘winner’ of the NaNoWriMo Challenge by writing 50,000 words for my novel. Here are 10 practical steps that helped me win… 1. Be prepared. Create an outline. Before November, I prepared an open-ended outline. Each chapter was concisely summarized in a few sentences with lots of room to spare […]
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