Author R.A. Gasparac

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  • Making art is a form of protest.

    Remember the last thing a fascist regime wants is people to make more art because art makes people think. It’s ok to use your art as an act of protest.

    #writingadvice

  • Soothing The Writers Soul

    Ok, I have yet to work on the most important part of my Query Letter for my Novel, but I have sated the sleeping dragon. I realized recharging my batteries was more important than the multitudes of deadlines I imposed on myself. So, as I left my day job, sleet ( a wintery mix of ice and rain) began to trickle down from the heavens. A familiar bone chilling wind hit my face, and I was brought back to a better time.

    I remembered myself as a child, coming in from the winter after hours of play on the south shore. I grew up in the suburbs between Montreal proper, and the end of the Appalachian ( for my US readers) mountains. I knew I wanted stew, but not just any kind – it wasn’t exactly French, but it was made with French technique. My father, a Serb/Croatian would favor thick hearty stews, and left me with the know how.

    I spent an hour preparing all of the ingredients, and subsequently another two hours of cooking time. All I had eaten was oatmeal for breakfast, and four chocolate chip cookies for lunch ( because we all try to eat healthy meals apparently.) Thirty minutes into cooking. I chastised myself every time I would reach to tear open the pot and devour whatever was there our of sheer survival, but my head won out. Patience would reward me with layers of flavor.

    Sitting down with that first bowl soothed something deep within me. I wasn’t judging myself for what I didn’t do for the day, and allowed myself to take in a bit of life before it starts all over again. This is my mental break. I know I’m no closer to being a bestselling Author the longer my Query collects digital dust, but I had to stop beating myself up about my unrealistic production goals. The Query will come, but like the stew, I have to layer the flavors, carefully prepare each sentence before I combine them all on the page to create something so savory, that I will have my choice of Agents and Publishers.

    So far it’s been three days in a row that I’ve actually written sequentially on here. I should feel bad for that, and calling myself a writer – but it’s ok. I am perfectly imperfect. Rome was not built in a day, and my writing career will not be either. One ingredient at a time.

  • Utilize your Comments Function!

    Never underestimate the power of the comments function in your word processing software. Don’t constantly trudge through slop. Focus on areas in need. Give detailed notes. This keeps you from being lost to an editing doom-cycle.

    #amwriting #amediting #amrevising #writingcommunity

  • Start Before You’re Ready

  • Shifting focus

    #Writing or #editing more difficult than it needs to be? Maybe your brain needs another activity like painting, sewing, ect. All work and no play makes jack a dull boy!

    #amwriting #amcrafting #writingcommunity

  • Valid

    MYTH: You aren’t an Author if you are self published.

    FACT: If you made it available for the mass populace to view and consume a string of consecutive narrative you wrote, you can call yourself an author. There is not one way to publication.

    #indieauthor #authortube #writingcommunity #publishing

  • One step

    Just focus on one thing you can do today to move your career forwards. #writingcommunity

  • Because I needed to hear this too:

    My #hottake : working on Admin/ #Branding / #Authorplatform / #marketing and not actively #writing or #editing still counts towards working on your writing.
    I said what I said.

    #writersky
    #writingcommunity
    #authorlife

  • Unlock high wordcounts

    Music #playlists are a writers secret weapon. They are mental triggers that focus your mind into the scene you are writing. Take advantage of #YouTube or #Spotify Playlists!

    #amwriting

    #writingcommunity

    #writing

    #writertube

    #authortube

    #writertok

    #authortok

    #writingtips

  • Friendly reminder

    So friendly reminder. SAVE YOUR WORK FREQUENTLY. You never know when your computer fail you. I got lucky today but…

    #writingtip 

    #amwriting 

    #writingcommunity

    #writersky 

    #authortok 

    #authortube 

    #editing

    #revision 

    #writerslife

  • Learn from my mistakes

    When juggling admin stuff and your #writingprocess, priority should always be on the #writing part. Especially if you are working on a #booklaunch for a book that isn’t finished #finalrevision ‘s yet! Don’t make my mistakes.

    #amwriting
    #writingcommunity
    #authorsky
    #booktok
    #authortok
    #booktube
    #authortube
    #writingtips
    #writerWednesday

  • Routine Building

    Sometimes having a 9-5 writing routine won’t work as much as you want to emulate the writing habits of famous authors. Case in point- I can’t effectively write first thing in the morning. I am most productive in the weee hours of the night.

    #amwriting
    #writingcommunity
    #writing
    #writingroutine
    #authortok
    #authortube