Happy Weekend! Who else is getting back to the spark and joy of creating? How's it going so far?

As for exercise - you did! Moving quickly to clean up the house, walking around the store, playing with Evie. All of those things count! So, while it may have not been the machine on your list, it did happen, so sometimes you need to think of the alternatives that you are doing, that still count, so you don't get down on yourself. And being with Evie by yourself is a different vibe than being with Andrew or being by yourself at a hotel, so, ride the wave, it is what it is. Glad you were safe from the storms and hope that you stay safe from the rest that are wandering through these next 2 weeks. We used to live in Hurricane Alley in OK years ago, so while stressful, it is survivable!

This is me, I'm still chipping away at the master and have 300+ pages to go. Very frustrated, but slow progress is better than none.

I haven't written anything for two weeks, as imposter syndrome kicked in big time. I've noticed it always hits me when i'm reaching that mid-point in the novel, all my insecurities as a writer surface and I almost throw in the towel. Anyway today i sat down and I wrote six thousand words and i seem to have my mojo back. Wishing you positive writing vibes for your story, Sarra. Love your videos.x

I so appreciate your vulnerability and willingness to share! Your heart for education shines through with every video you take the time to make. I can only imagine it would be so much easier to retreat/hibernate for a while and just fully concentrate on this project...the fact that you keep persevering and providing and sharing is a testament to the love you have for this community you've built. 💜💜💜 We're all rooting for you!!! Keep nurturing that "baby joy shoot"!! 😍

@HeartBreathings

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Nothing better than some little girl giggles to brighten your day. Might try a foot bath on days a bath won't work and finish with lotion the massage relaxes and as a bonus they can't run away when you're holding on to their feet 😉Have a great weekend!💜

I so relate to everything you said at the end about putting pressure on yourself and wanting to please everybody and how detrimental to the process that is. I've burnt myself out forcing myself to write through the pain from autoimmune problems for years and I've had to really step back and just... not do that anymore. I'm also in process of finding joy in writing again, and I really appreciate getting to share this journey with you!

@HeartBreathings

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I'm so glad there's someone out there that understands. Here's to healing and joy

'I'm interested in seeing why this didn't go as expected instead of a place of self judgment.' (16:12). Sarra, this is the biggest lesson you've taught me, and the one I have to keep reapplying. Thanks for your inspiration and sound advice.

You're not the only one who had to rethink NaNo. First I reduced my goal, and now I've realized there's just no way, and I'm fine with that. Part of resilience is to be able to accept it and move on. My study will be ready for me to actually sit down and write (or plan, read, etc.) by Monday. I'm so excited. That's my joy and the spark to my creativity right now. Just have to say also...Evie is an absolute doll. Keep on keeping on. You're right where you're supposed to be. 💜

Writer reset is helping me so much. Stopped working on my holiday romcom screenplay to help take care of my Dad, who passed away in March. I am just now starting to think about writing, but feel overwhelmed. Your vlogs are helping me tremendously. And I love how you “get” that prioritizing time with your daughter is so very important: you only have one shot at making their childhood magical and special. Your areas of focus remind me that self-care is vital to recharge my life as well. Thank you for sharing! ❤️

Keep on keepin' on! I think it's impressive that the teacher/coach part of you takes us on your journeys and shares your mindset with us. I went away on a retreat a couple weeks ago, and my writing hasn't slowed down. I feel so energized and excited to keep going. Hope you didn't have a twister!😀

My DH just left with one of my sons for a (now cancelled because of rain) baseball game out of town. Now they get a night away to hang out. It’s such precious time. And Evie is the cutest. 😊 I miss that age! I haven’t worked on my book in a year because of sickness, but what is amazing is that my other son, 17, just decided he wants to write a book and today we are writing together! I never would have thought - maybe now is the right time. So don’t beat yourself up about the words and time. Yes, we old. 😅 But you are creating an amazing life. I’m honored to see a peek in. You have helped me immensely. I hope you had a wonderful week!

@KimtheElder

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What a wonderful blessing to be writing with your son🤍

You make me feel better whenever I hear you talking about writing, knowing I'm not the only one facing these things. 💕 I thought about changing my writing process. Every time I write, I push myself to finish as fast as I could and I write like 2K everyday and I said, "I'll make it better during editing time." and when Editing time comes, I feel exhausted and like I rewrite everything and I want to finish the editing faster than the writing. I found out this is not going to help. My new way is to take longer writing time with fewer word count. I'll give myself time writing word by word. This may take like 2-3 months but it will be better than doing (writing and two editing in 3-5 moths.)

I just had to make a comment real quick to say that I am a newish subscriber and your videos have been really helping me get to a better place with my goals and life, so thank you! I'm excited to watch this video!

@HeartBreathings

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Thank you for being here!😊

Hey Sarra. You and mini you did AWESOME! Sometimes you have to pick your battles. I'm alone in the house by myself 21 days at a time. The first time in this new house in the middle of no where was interesting. LOL I heard every little noise. I'll be doing this routine about another 3 years before he at least semi-retires. Don't worry about what others are saying. You Do You! That's all that is important. Some of us are doing a write-a-thon tomorrow. Hope you can join us for part of the sprints. Hugs & Creative Blessings!

I tend to be a binge writer too so when I am in the final stages of publication, I can go several months go by when I haven't written new words. It always takes a bit to get back into the groove. I liked it to exercise.. you wouldn't just start to run miles if you haven't even been walking for awhile. It'll come- just have to build your creative muscles back up. 🙂

I think we forget that a lot of the deadlines we struggle to achieve are ones we've put on ourselves. That said, I'm the worst for doing this - I'm spending our bank holiday weekend reading through structural edits, then will get straight on to copy edits for another book then continuing to write a book (in about 10 days time). You are amazingly inspirational.

I love Author Tube for shining a light on how difficult writing can be, even for people that have already accomplished writing multiple books. I think in anything, (there are the unicorns of course) but for most it's really refreshing to see that we are not alone in our struggles. How many people feel like failures in any sort of art form because we are only seeing the success and finished products of others. We don't see the auditions they didn't get, the clay that refused to form, the pages deleted in frustration. We hear our heros talk about the importance of failure, of working through the hard bits, but without seeing those times the advice falls flat. Thank you @heartbreathings for sharing the entire story.

Aw, good luck and don't put so much pressure on yourself. Everyone is going through stuff, so it's not like they're meeting their goals either. To me, as long as someone is not giving up completely, they're doing great. I think you are too. My current book is in the beta readers process and I'm writing a short story prequel, and I'm very happy about it. I'm going at my own pace and setting low expectations for myself so I don't get overwhelmed. Good luck to everyone

Sarra I’m here with you in so many similar ways. People pleasing? It’s me! Hi, I’m the problem….it’s me. Just know that by sharing your ups and downs your starts and stops, you are giving to “the people “, the writers anyway. I find comfort and camaraderie watching and hearing you, understanding that this is just the way it goes. And once I’m published and selling books some magic fairy won’t descend and take away all my writing doubts. It will be back to the page again, hopefully learning to lean in to my process with care and grace so I don’t ( continue to) lose that joy. Thank you for being you ❤

I'm glad you're having fun. People don't understand that it takes time. You're a mom of two kids, you're trying to get your mind/body on the road to where you want it in order to make your stories better....it all takes time. I am enjoying painting the house that we got last week. My problem is I have a list of EVERYTHING to be done and my brain says it all has to be done now...on top of being a parent, going to see friends, making time for ME, having a 40 hour work week where I am pretty much the only one who can do what I do.....I need a nap LOL

That makes complete sense to me Sarra. Embracing the process IS the process.

I can absolutely relate to everything you said about putting pressure on yourself. I struggle hard with all of the pressure I put on myself. I think one of the most detrimental things for creatives in general is this toxic productivity culture that we have. I applaud you for standing up and talking about your process, and saying, "Hey, I'm not going to meet my goals, but I'm finding my passion again and I'm creating joy in my life . . . AND I'm still moving forward." I think more creatives need to talk about this, to show this, to remind people that their self-worth as a writer, as a person, is not about the word count. Do what you love because you love doing it, and let the process be what it will be. I have found that when I step back and let go, when I trust the timing of my life, things usually always turn out better than I anticipated. When I try to force the process or the timeline, that's when things fall apart--including me. I commend you and your bravery for sharing these writer reset videos and your authentic challenges and how you're working through them. Thank you so much!

Thank you for being an example of walking in your truth. My process has changed due to a new season in life . During publish and thrive I released the last book in my Flawed but Faithful series moved lost a car due engine failure started using public transportation and be a good wife mom sister and friend oh and write a book 😆 lol. Needless to say the new normal as my therapist calls it is what YOU make it. When I let go of the stress and what ifs and what will they say I found joy in reading again in blogging and in writing. Continue to walk in your truth and as you explore your new normal I pray your heart is overwhelmed with joy and peace.

Of all the videos you have put out, this one affected me the most. This is why I quit writing two years ago and couldn't get started again, the pressure and the competitiveness of the group I belonged to. I made a list of rules for myself and quit my group and sat on my butt for a while but missed the old days and the joy and satisfaction of writing. I tried and stopped and tried and stopped but nano came along this year and I caught up on some of your videos and this one really made sense. It gave me permission to do it my way with no expectations except my own. My new rules: I will finish my books and market them according to my rules, not being in the spotlight, not turning my life upside down. I will do it quietly with as few interruptions to my life as possible and if I don't end up selling very many, there will still be people who will mourn me when I die because of my books. They will be my legacy. ( had a great great uncle who died around 24 years old, no kids, no wife, back in the 20's. No one but me decorates his grave because all his family is dead. I want people to remember me, I don't want to die then be buried and forgotten like him.) I will eat the food that make my body feel better and not chase all those negative feelings with sugar and comfort food. I don't need sugar or some kind of food to make me feel good. I want my body and digestive system to feel good and I can take care of my emotions without donuts and childhood candy etc. I will focus on the physical feeling in my body and make emotions less of a priority. I will have my own expectations of my body and a more robust collection of books that I will write and if others don't like those expectations, too bad. I will no longer be bound by what others expect of me. Thanks Sarra, you have been an excellent teacher and role model for this sixty-six year old writer. Keep it up.

You're doing GREAT! Keep going! I love that you're taking the time to really find the joy again. And even when you're feeling impatient, you keep reminding yourself that this journey IS the goal, not the vehicle to get to the goal.

I don’t know how I missed this video following your writer reset journey earlier, but watching it today was exactly what I needed! Your channel is where I go for encouragement, renewal, and inspiration. I so appreciate you sharing your journey, and I learn so much from you. I’m finishing up my current WIP’s revisions next week, and I’ve been working on a new novel alongside that one. Seeing you fight for your joy and the sacredness of your art and process reminds me to do the same 💚

The spark is back, but it keeps getting blown around by fear or whatever it is that's keeping me from starting my new series. This is how it felt the last time I finished a series, but I thought it was the pandemic keeping me from writing. That can't be the excuse this time, so my subconscious must be afraid of something. Having fun and just letting myself be free has been helping. I need to stop trying to control everything and do what I can, when I can.

Loving the vlogs this month! Watching you go after your goals and be kind to yourself at the same time inspires me. I'm doing my April review for hb90 right now after a really tough month, and thanks to this process I'm giving myself credit for the things I accomplished, instead of berating myself for not getting what I wanted to get done. This is a big change for me. I'm excited to go to a write-in tonight with my writers group and begin the process of outlining book 3 of my series. No notecards though, I outline inside the document. It's going to be a fun evening! There will be snacks. =P Have a great week Sarra. ❤❤❤

I feel this so much. My situation is different from yours in that I have never published anything other than a blog, and even then I keep starting over on that. But for many, many years, I was so focused on finishing book 1 of my series and getting it published that I didn't even realize the amount of pressure I was putting on myself. It affected my co-author as well as me. She felt like she couldn't concentrate on her own stories because we became so focused on this one project together that we HAD to finish, otherwise all those years working on it were nothing but a huge waste. It took me a long time to learn--and I still have trouble remembering--that those years were never wasted just because we never published that series and have now decided that we never will. It's ok to write just for fun. It doesn't have to be for money. Yes, I eventually want to share my stories with people, but I don't have to be in such a huge hurry to do so, and there are more ways to share those stories besides selling books. And it's also ok to work on something that I no longer plan to share at all! To self-indulge in the fantasy world I created without the pressure to produce for others' entertainment. It's ok to just entertain myself! The time will eventually come that I will feel like writing a different story (and here and there, I've felt a little pull in that direction), but for now, I really do just want to write the story I love. No pressure to make anyone else happy. No pressure to write every single day or "prove" to anyone (including myself) that I'm dedicated to my craft or that my writing is worth the time. It's worth MY time, period. Thank you so much for sharing your Writer Reset and inspiring me to start my own. Thank you from the bottom of my 💖!

Sometimes stories can only be told one way--their way. Fighting it only makes the process harder. Relax, and as you write everyday, you'll find the organic flow that leads you to where you need to be.

Loving these videos! I always appreciate you and how you share even the hard times with us. So glad you all didn't get bad storms. Just keep moving forward and I know you'll reach the goals that you want to achieve and get that joy of writing back. You've got this Sarra!!

I'm going through the exact same thing, and I'm so excited to see videos of other writers getting back to the joy of it. I too had a timeline that I was rushing toward and this book seems to be taking forever to finish. I started drafting in 2019 and editing since 2020, so recently I was just over it. Especially knowing how much work was left. I've done so much work already and what really helped was learning a revision and editing process. It's helping me go step by step to fix these problems and even helped me iron out other things that I wasn't liking about the story. I'm starting to get back into it with new mindsets of, "I'm not even *thinking* about publishing this right now," and "All the pieces are coming together. I can take my time and enjoy the process of making this the best book it can be."

Thank you so much for sharing your journey. I am much more of a pantser than a planner and I still find so much value in your videos. I also appreciate how authentic and vulnerable you are about your process and your struggles. It's refreshing and comforting to know that an established, successful author struggles as well. I'm still working on my first book and love being along for your journey while I'm on my own. ❤

Thank you for keeping it real. You are so encouraging for all of us who don t want to slough through the process but want to enjoy the creation of our gift of writing. Life has stretched out my process & it’s been tough to keep going-I am still far from the end. It s one word one sentence one page @ a time. Thank you for all you invest in the rest of us with all your free info & vogs.

I dont think the intent of these kind of videos should be for the viewer to think they should pressure the maker, I find these are like diary entries or talk with friends to seek support and share the ups and downs. Writing is hard, especially if one needs to take care of others and other stuff. For me the month started amazingly, I managed to reach my Camp goal of 10k in only 10 days... but on the next 17 days (haven't even attempted to write today) I only managed 3,000 words and to be honest I shouldn't even say it like that "only managed to" when it took me 3 months to make it to 11,000 words and now in less than a month Ive passed that and Im proud that I have kept at it. We need to celebrate each day we try even if we only manage to make some research for our story or if we only manage 1 word and its a name decided because thats one step closer to being done. On day 10 I tought I would accomplish so much more but life gets in the way with sick kids, we get sick, drs and school appointments, plus any other work we do that is not writing related, or at least its not writing for our novel so "it doesn't count". Lets keep giving our best without the need to put ourselves down or being pressured, we are doing our best even if it takes longer than what we tought. Big hugs Sarra

Watching you clean made me get up and clean LOL! That salad from Panera looks good, I'm going to try it. Also, cleaning house and organizing counts as exercise!

@HeartBreathings

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Haha glad I inspired you! And that's so true!

This may sound nuts, but i THANK YOU so so so so so much for showing your kitchen. You don't know how much I beat myself up for having a sink that looks similar but I also need/want to write or take care of myself. Thank you!

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❤️ It's just impossible to do it all out be perfect! As long as we are taking care of what's most important, a few dishes are okay!!

I love that you share your realisations the more aware you become of your own process. Creation is something that is so organic and everything takes a different amount of time to gestate/germinate. I can relate SO much to the feeling of trying to rush, pushing myself because I said I would do this or that. But like you, I realised it's just not going to work that way. These babies will grow at their own pace 🙂Thank you Sarra and enjoy your family time.

Thanks for continuing to share all the ups and downs. I'm ten years into this and am coming off a break and window of burnout and am changing how I do things trying to give myself grace and time to produce a great story without that what if voice in the back of my head, so this really resonated with me a lot.

Been watching and nodding along to what you've been saying. I'm also trying to get my writer joy back. To get excited about my story world again. And to do it on my timeline. Thinking about your writing process and all your prep, have you ever seen how Francis Ford Coppola prepped development of the script for The Godfather? He created a Godfather notebook. He read the book first, and then bought two copies of the novel. He cut out the pages he was interested in and glued them to the center of pages of typing paper so he could write notes in the margins. He even said the process of assembling his notebook allowed his subconscious mind to work on stuff for the screenplay. With all your development prep, you're in good company. Thank you for sharing with us. Good luck and happy writing.

I'm so excited for you that you found yourself reveling in the process of putting your index cards together. I will leave a more detailed comment in your Discord, but just know that we (if I can speak for your YT audience for a second) love that you're bringing us along for this journey... no matter how long it takes! Congrats on feeling the joy! Also, Evie is too cute. Thanks for letting us come along for part of your day with her. It's fun to see you be mommy. :)

The pandemic and physical problems dropped me out of writing most days. I need to sit down and edit three books I have first drafts of. I need to go over them and do that developmental outline to see potholes etc. At the I have broken my dominant arm and it is in the process of healing. I am watching your vlog to get ideas of what to do when I get home again and it's been very helpful.i am reading books in the genre and writing reference books. I needed this time to stop wasting my days at home and come back to it with a fire in my belly to do the needed work. Thank you for your hints and ideas, I'll let you know how it goes

It's tough to break the people-pleasing focus. I know from personal experience (I'm still wrestling with it, btw). But just so you know, one person (me) is just watching because I enjoy what you say about writing, and your experiences help me understand that my ups and downs are normal. So, if it helps, know there's no judgment in this corner. I appreciate you being honest about your struggles because it helps me be fair and kinder to myself. You do make a difference. And I'm sure you'll capture your joy and finish this book on whatever timeline ultimately works for you.

Sarra, I love love love how open you are in this little series (Writer Reset). Your willingness to share this part of your life is so brave and inspiring. Thank you for this. I wish you nothing but success and happiness for you and your family. Cheers.

I always feel inspired when I see these videos from you. Yeah writing to get a book out is important when you're living is being an author but if it isn't going to bring you joy, and makes you miserable then you'd probably lose readers because the quality isn't the same. So what if it takes longer than it was supposed to? You're building a routine to give you joy, and that will show ultimately in your work:) screw the haters and naysayers:)

Wow, you hit so many great 27:34 points. It’s gonna take as long as it needs to because rushing it won’t get you the quality writing that you want release into the wild. If you don’t, you’ll hate yourself for it. Write it for you and I’m sure we’ll 😍

This writer reset videos are so helpful as I start to get back into writing my debút novel. It’s a fairy fantasy series. Your journey inspired me to keep going. Good luck with TDOVS. You’ve got this!

My son is in 5th grade, too, girl! I can't believe we'll have middle school babies next year! CRY! Love the vlog. To be honest, I've been finding cleaning to be sort of meditative lately. I put on some music from my WIP playlist and think about scenes and dialogue while I'm methodically wiping counters and folding laundry. Whatever works, right? If you see this comment, Sarra, I'd love to know what playlist you're listening to (it looks like KZread, maybe?) while you're outlining. Love you, sister. This writer reset is so relatable -- so, thank you.

I loved watching your day in the life videos! Getting organized and writing a task list for everything, I’ve found so helpful! I also loved seeing more of your house and you working around your house. Your home is beautiful 🥰

You’re doing amazing! You’ve been writing for so many years that it’s normal that your process changes. Just be careful about the productivity trap, it can make you feel like you’re making progress because you’re doing things, but they might not actually move you forwards. I speak from experience. I’ve found this one rule to be helpful, if I only got to do one single thing in a day to feel successful, what would it be? That’a my priority for the day and everything else comes afterwards. 😊

i'm in the same situation. i've been so focused recently with edits and getting ready for my debut novel release that i really haven't written much of anything new. I printed off everything I had so far last night. my plan for the coming week is to review my outline (yep, i'm a planner) and start doing at least one 30min writing sprint every day to get the ball rolling again.

I truly enjoy you as a human being. Thank you for sharing what you’re thinking as you’re going through it. It helps more than you will ever know 🥰

This whole series is resonating with me so much. Thank you for sharing your journey back to joy!

I appreciate then honesty of your blogs so much. It takes a lot to be honest and vulnerable in your process. I also did not reach my goal for camp but words are words and progress is progress. Life happens to all of us especially, parents so allow yourself grace and kindness when it comes to writing and tasks.

Thank you for taking us on this journey with you! All the smiles... so glad to see you're both enjoying the girl time

Love your videos, Sarra. This is more empowering than you can imagine. I think we see too many people who say, put your butt in the seat and just do it. There is a process, and we all work differently. Thank you for what you do.

Your channel has helped me so much with writing, I enjoy your content, and what you show us, I enjoyed this video like I do all the other videos you have done! you seem so nice and are very helpful. Never stop being you!

@HeartBreathings

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Thank you! I'm so glad you are here.

I find that the only way for me to hone in on my writing and really consistently do well is not to have more than 2 days of a break. I'm still working on ideas how to create a schedule without having it a repetitive thing which will end up making it a chore if that makes since. I decided to check out your videos for inspiration and ideas.

Thanks for another great vlog! I have had to use affirmations like “I surrender the need to people-please” and repeating it constantly helped. Wishing that for you!

I LOVE your day in the life videos. This one perked me up and made me smile. Probably my favorite so far? I love your home! And as always, you motivate and inspire me. You've got it all together, even on the not so good days. Like you say, we're not behind, we're right on time 🥰

I love that you are open with us. Going through the process is part of finding your joy. Don't rush it.

I am encouraged because you are real. Thank you Sarra🇬🇧🇺🇸

Sarra, the only people in this world you have to please are, in this order; Yourself, George, your kids. Any externalities outside of that are OTHER PEOPLE'S EXPECTATIONS. and they will always be there, good, bad, sunshine, hell, high water. This world in these times seems to be filled with what everyone thinks everyone else shuld be doing. It's, quite frankly, a bit odd. Any time, grace, freeness, money, volunteerism, community spirit that anyone gives, is a huge gift. I am seeing my own journey reflected somewhat in yours, particularly over the last couple of years. Once I understood the importance of order of importance I stopped having any guilt about the ditching of friendships and relationships. I am happier, healthier and more productive than I have ever been (won Camp Nano in Kate's writing sprint). My levels of self guilt and flagellation about whom, how and why I should be running around after everyone else, are in the negative. And as a mathematical equation, the negative plus the positive equaled a huge amount of time to write..... I think there is a thing that happens in your 40's. I like it! it is very empowering. I come first. I put me first and I owe absolutely no one else anything at all. It is MY life and if I freely choose to give of it, then that's a small gift. If you demand, you will find a vacant space. If you criticise, you will find silence. It is MY life and I will run it how I see darn fit. (I know this sounds like a bit of a rant, it's not, I see your strength and incredible capacity to give and be, and I am impressed, but I also want to be your slightly stern friend with some kind words. In the borrowed words of someone else in this community; Sarra please be kinder to our friend Sarra, we don't like when people hurt or judge her.... IT'S NOT COOL). Now I'm off to buy more pens, more journals, more anything that fills my life with fun. And guess what it's my life, we can afford it, so if anyone has a problem with my mountain of wahsi tape, my incredibly cool office, my Spellbinding room (yes I have one too) well I'd suggest they were pretty hugely jealous. I'm not here criticising peoples large tech collection, incredible amount of kitchen stuff, jewelry collection, makeup collection, clothes collection, sheds full of tools, weekend sports that take hours, cars, camping equipment, fishing hobby. people be people. Do what you love and do A LOT of it. The world needs lot more people who have fulfillment and happiness. And just to add: a little cheer leading for you GO TEAM SARRA! Hooo RAH!

Love this video. Great ideas for organizing my story.

I appreciate you being so open and honest, Sarra. I’m also trying to get back to the joy of writing and, as I people pleaser myself, there’s always some kind of internal battle going on. It kind of sucks that the thing which makes us loved can also hold us back. On a separate note, I’m also writing a multi-viewpoint, two timelines story. Why do I do this to myself? 😂

Not sure if you've read Madeleine Dore's 'I Didn't Do The Thing Today', but I can definitely recommend it. This book has helped me so much to be more okay with not doing everything that's on my list. You're doing a great job!

Keep going! I planned to finish the novel I during NaNo this month but made a pivot to finish the edits on one I want to release this summer and work with the cover artist instead. I fell so much less anxiety since I realized that, for my process, I need to finish one project at a time. Thank you for sharing your process and reminding us to pay attention and follow our own creative ways.

I understand the people pleasing tendencies and pressure. In the HB 90, it really hit home how I overcommit my time thinking in the “ideal me” mindset, instead of “reality me”. I am going thru some balance struggles. So, love yourself, Sarah!!! Don’t be hard on yourself. Give yourself grace to be perfectly imperfect. You are enough. I realized in my mind my mantra has been “ Be the best version of myself”. Now I am trying to change that to “ Be my true and authentic self” I am going to be truthfully- I find hard to read and follow thru on self help or informational books. The struggle is real. But I am thinking of reading Untamed by Glennon Doyle. Has anyone read it?? I believe journal in addition.

@cassandraschmidt5759

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I am also reading Revision and Self Editing for Publication by James Scott Bell.

I am looking forward to this book, I love mysteries :) But, it takes the time it takes and I promise, I'm still going to read it whenever it comes out ;) Just take the time you need and take care of yourself and get the joy back

Thank you Sarra for another inspiring vlog! Great ideas for managing how to stay on top of everyday life whilst still being a productive writer. As someone who always feels she's falling behind with her writing, your honesty on how difficult it can be is much appreciated 😻

Instead of a bath every night you could alternate or have certain days where you do some light massage instead. That way they can be in their room, with low lights. I play Disney piano lullabies for my young clients.

Brilliant I’m glad the Home Alone has gone so well - I want that button that speeds up house work like you and Evie do💖 all your hard work settling in to your home and reimagining your working lives there is helping a great number of us😀

Sometimes an Author has to write the story for themselves first before writing for someone else. This is advice I heard once and I hope you can use it in your own writing. For me it's something I've come to realize is true with my own writing goals. I know I am not where I want to be. I'm where have to be in order to learn from the lesson.

Thx for sharing this vlog Sarra. Ur reset is a trip I’m enjoying myself because it is so genuine and hearty. And seeing ur daughter with u was a bonus. I prayed for her. Have a blessed day and continue on. 🎉🎉🎉

@HeartBreathings

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Thank you so much!

Happy weekend! This was a good video. I feel you so hard! I finally finished with the self edits and turned it over to my pro editor. She is finding so many things that I feel like my edits were a joke. When I get it back I feel like it will be a whole “real” book. Next after that is getting cover art for it. I have loved on it for a long time. It’s getting close!

Thank you for sharing your resets you are so Epic your one of my mentors from afar this has been a rough month let alone year and I’m trying not to cast it all on Voids your Writing Resets always puts a foot to my butt and I absolutely love them I hope you and Evie stayed safe from storms those tornadoes been horrendous in the South I’m glad it passed you guys. Keep the resets and ways to stay in Craft once you in it. My attention span ain’t worth 3 pennies Thank you my Friend Ennea Ennea aka The Ninth Poetess

@EnneaEnnea

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Correction : keep the Resets and helpful productivity videos coming I appreciate you so much Ms Sarra Thank you Ennea Ennea

I love doing another outline after a draft, It keeps me in the story. I use digital post its to lay out my beats, and pants everything else. I love this reset with you. It's very inspiring,. I'm kinda going through a reset myself, and i'm not sure when i start drafting again. This month was a flop.

We have an epidemic of burn out sweeping through the indie community at the minute. Every time you do one of these videos it hits me in the feels. I totally burned out (again) and reader expectations make it so hard to claw your way out of it. More people need to see stuff like this to understand that we’re still people too. You’ve got this Sarra! You’re doing so well pulling all this together and it doesn’t matter how long it takes, it’s going to be amazing when it’s finished ❤

@LeeAnneRMT

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I love Author Tube for shining a light on how difficult writing can be, even for people that have already accomplished writing multiple books. I think in anything, (there are the unicorns of course) but for most it's really refreshing to see that we are not alone in our struggles. How many people feel like failures in any sort of art form because we are only seeing the success and finished products of others. We don't see the auditions they didn't get, the clay that refused to form, the pages deleted in frustration.

I recently read One of Us is Dead by Jeneva Rose, which worked on a present day/past principle similar to TDOVS. Perhaps reading that can help you figure out how to swop between the present and the past for TDOVS? Thanks for sharing so much of your truth... It truly helps so many of us watching, especially to realise 1-that we are not alone and 2-that not getting it all done doesn't mean we're failing... Good luck with keeping on, keeping on...

@HeartBreathings

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Oh great!! Than you so much for the recommendation I'll grab it!

I love following your journey in these vlogs to really see your process in getting back to writing. I think that the soulful vibes in this outline/book are what's making this the best book! I would definitely think that without you adding part of you/your soul into this, if you didn't, I think it would be kind of careless. I know you're not that type of writer, and I love that. 2 things I wanted to add: - the tortoise won the race 🏁 - a to-do list is never-ending. Every day, you add to it, cross things off as you complete some, but there will always be items listed. Sending you support & love from Canada! ❤

Still working on getting back into the saddle! But hopefully I’ll be feeling it a little more in the coming weeks! Life’s just nuts sometimes!

I wonder if, instead of putting the pressure of "I have to make everyone else happy" on you, perhaps start reinforcing the idea that this book will be "worth the wait." Maybe the mind shift, and reinforcing the thought, could help that feeling of urgency.

As a fellow momma blessed with a helpful husband I will say that when my husband went away the first time I struggled. I had insomnia & constantly heard my daughter calling me at night. After getting used to it over time, I still miss him a lot but I also grew to love that quiet time at night & found out it was actually nice for me occasionally. Good luck & hope you have a great time with Evie.

Hey, Sarra!

Kisses from France !

Suggestion I take regular white index cards and take the top section and color it the color of that POV. My brain can’t write on colored stock.

Thank you for sharing! I'm still just trying to figure out how you stay up so late LOL

I’ve been working on my own story this whole month but slowly for there’s been days this week that my eyes are very blurry the next day for the whole day and so I don’t work on my story for a few days. And I’m trying my own way of writing where I’m writing the acts first then I’ll go back through them and see where I could put the chapters

💜💜

I totally feel you. I was setting out to write a first draft of the second book in a series. But I can't seem to get it right. Part of it takes place between to other characters but during the same time period as part of the first book and I'm really having trouble finding my way and not to repeat what happened in the first book. Sure, some of the time line is the same, but not really. Does any one have any tips? Thank you for letting us follow along your journey.

My question for you…how on earth do you keep your daughter from grabbing every knick-knack on your desk? I’m amazed! My 2 and 4 year old are always all up in my stuff 😂

Taking time to declutter and reset my office and home is the time I come up with some of my best ideas or breakthroughs! I hope it works for you!

I don't know why, but for some reason when you said your daughter was playing Roblox I was surprised she was old enough for that. She's getting so big! She's not a baby anymore :)

Question : what is the name of the glucose monitor you wear?

@HeartBreathings

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It's a Freestyle Libre 14 day

You cleaned the kitchen and went shopping at target. You got some exercise.

I think we might be sisters LOL

I'm 62 and am just now climbing out of being a people pleaser. So you're light years ahead of me. Just know that you do so much already for so many and you don't even have to. If someone is that upset about a book release then they need to count their blessings that that's all they have to worry about. You are glowing; you look wonderfully refreshed and at peace. I've been following you for years and you are the reason I started writing and am on my 2nd story in a cozy mystery series. As a very wise woman told me: Each night when you lay your head down, if you tried, you succeeded. I now focus on the fact that I am fearfully and wonderfully made, and as long as I am walking in that truth, then God is the only one I need to please He created me to be me not to please other people ... those are my beliefs anyway 🌹🤍🕊️ ((hugs))

Greetings from Australia It's Samhain here in Australia, but I think it is Beltane in the Northern hemisphere, so I hope that your Beltane brought you much joy 🙂When I watch you on YoutTube all I can think is 'how does she do all that and still look that amazing at 10pm?!!' I would look like something that cat chewed up and spat out 😂 I have been working on my joy for the last 3 years. It has definitely been a process and is still ongoing, but I feel that I am the happiest that I have ever been in my whole life. Not cause I have achieved my dreams (I am still working on my dream life at 43 lol), but because I feel happy within myself. Thank you so much for keeping it real with us, for your bravery and being vulnerable 💗I am cheering you on from the sidelines (or otherside of the world in this case) and I am so relieved that you didn't get the tornado! Also, I hope that little Evie settled for you and you got to rest once George and Andrew got back 😊😊 P.S. I did the HB90 course 2 years ago so I want to say thank you, because I believe that it helped me so much with focusing on myself, my dreams and what was important to me so I could start living my joy 💖💖💖