Just how well do you balance the things in your life? That is what we are talking about today as Rachel and I ask and answer the question: “How Do You Balance Writing And Life?”
Author: Ari
I often question my sanity. Occasionally, it replies.
At the age of 8, Ari Meghlen wanted to be a pirate. Because who doesn't look great in baggy pantaloons and an eyepatch.
However, lacking any access to a ship this dream was relegated along with so many others: Professional ninja, best friend to a dragon, Paleontologist.
Yet Ari found that, in stories, she could be anything she wanted and so a great love affair started with the written word.
Her first story was about a monster under the bed and she hasn't stopped writing since.
She does occasionally find time to leave her writing cave and indulge in other hobbies such as drawing, blogging, making things, shooting arrows, watching movies, playing badly at cards.
Let's get down to brass tacks...
Ari write's mostly Preternatural Urban fantasy, more Traditional fantasy and a some sci-fi. Meaning she spends almost no time in reality. Though she does visit on occasion.
May Goals 2023
April was not a good month for me, technically. In terms of how many goals I completed, it was woeful. However, the fact my biggest headache (paper purging) was finally completed and I let so much go I now feel lighter for it, is a big bonus. So I'm okay with not hitting most of my other goals.
Ep 162 | The Merry Writer Podcast
Today on the podcast, we welcome three guests - Rich Hosek, Arnold Rudnick and Loyd Auberbach as they discuss: “How Do You Transform An Unproduced Screenplay Into A Novel?”
How Important Is Flow?
If you caught last Friday’s post about Backing Up Your Work you will be aware that I set myself a deadline to do a huge paper purge (by booking a Shredding company to come to my house). Well, it worked, I charged through my paperwork like a bat outta hell! And during this purge, I entered the state of Flow… something I’ve not done for a long time.
Ep 161 | The Merry Writer Podcast
Today we are talking about types of stories, and I'm not talking about "Heroes Journey" etc. Instead, it is the four main categories that stories can fall into. Give it a listen here as Rachel and I ask and answer: “What Types of Stories Are There?”
Why It’s Important To Back Up Your Work
I can't harp on enough of backing up your work and once again I was reminded (by my own experience) just why this is so important.
Ep 160 | The Merry Writer Podcast
We are back with another episode of The Merry Writer Podcast and today we are discussing organising multiple novels! Both Rachel Poli and I write a lot so have multiple manuscripts, so we are asking and answering: “How Can You Organize Multiple Novels?”
How Do You Write ‘Enemies To Lovers’ Trope?
I received a request for this article, asking how to write enemies to lovers. This trope is one of the most popular, we love a good conflict that gets resolved. We love seeing two characters who can't stand each other, grow and develop feelings.
Ep 159 | The Merry Writer Podcast
Welcome back! In today's episode, we are talking about bad ideas! I know, we all like to pretend all the ideas we have are just diamonds... but they aren't. But that's why we are here as Rachel and I ask and answer: “How Do You Turn A Bad Idea Into A Good Idea?”
April Goals 2023
March was not a great month, my partner and I contracted the flu and were bedridden for a week while another week and a half left us exhausted. So while I didn't get all my goals completed, I'm still happy with what I managed due to how rough I've been.
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