by Konn Lavery | Mar 31, 2023 | Writing
Time is a relative concept, and literary fiction is effective at transporting you to another space, slowing down, and speeding up the moment. Writing books is no different, and for the past month, I’ve been putting in the hours to wrap up the next novel. Along...
by Konn Lavery | Nov 29, 2022 | Further Interests, Unprocessed Thoughts
November is one helluva busy month. We have NaNoWriMo, Movember, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, American Thanksgiving, and Canadian Remembrance Day. Before that, there is Inktober, Halloween, and Canadian Thanksgiving. A month before is September’s back-to-school...
by Konn Lavery | Oct 26, 2022 | Unprocessed Thoughts, Writing
NaNoWriMo is just around the corner. Are you ready? I’m pleased to share that I will participate in NaNoWriMo for the first time since 2020. Unfortunately, the event doesn’t always line up with the writing schedule. I am doing NaNoWriMo this year because I will make...
by Konn Lavery | Sep 30, 2022 | Unprocessed Thoughts, Writing
It’s official, I’ve now been in Vancouver for a month. I’m still trying to figure out where the time went because it only feels like a week. Perhaps that’s why routines keep you grounded, considering 4 weeks were compressed into 1 week within...
by Konn Lavery | May 31, 2022 | Unprocessed Thoughts, Writing
Chiselling away at writing bests burst sessions over a long time. You’d be amazed at what a little bit per day will do vs doing burst sessions and taking breathers in-between. This is your classic tortoise versus the hare scenario. As great as it is to have...
by Konn Lavery | Feb 28, 2022 | Unprocessed Thoughts, Writing
Keeping momentum while writing is key to writing. It’s basically the “running a marathon” concept that we are familiar with as writers. It’s easier said than done, like most things when talked about. Little bits of consistency goes a long way, and before you know it,...
by Konn Lavery | Jan 6, 2022 | Unprocessed Thoughts
As it is tradition, I take two weeks off at the end of the year to completely detach from the regular routine throughout the year. This time is intended to let the mind wander. In fact, the event is always called “wandering mind” for the two weeks in the calendar....
by Konn Lavery | Oct 26, 2021 | Podcast
Behind the scenes of how the Into the Macrocosm short story collection came to be. This episode also elaborates on the superverse that all of my stories fall under, why it exists, and why I love transmedia storytelling.
by Konn Lavery | Jul 2, 2021 | Unprocessed Thoughts
Writing is best treated as a lifelong commitment if you are serious about it. Life goes on whether you like it or not, constantly moving into the future. So, you might as well do something that fuels your soul, and a lifelong commitment can’t be measured by single...
