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Reasons I Didn’t Write a Blog Today

October 11, 2017 / elizabethdohertyauthor

My best friend was here.
We ate Mexican takeout and watched Lord of the Rings.
The first day back at work after a long weekend is BRUTAL.
I had a headache.
I got a six-paragraph long rejection letter.

Blergh.

I’m sorry for this cop-out. I will be back with your regularly scheduled blogging next week. In the meantime, how was your weekend?

Things That Make Me Happy

February 1, 2017 / elizabethdohertyauthor

Because we all need a little happy right now…

What Keeps Me Up At Night

January 24, 2017 / elizabethdohertyauthor

Four reasons I’m terrified to publish my book

September 21, 2016 / elizabethdohertyauthor

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The reasons I am turning in my blog late this week

September 15, 2016 / elizabethdohertyauthor

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The dog ate my computer…
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The 6 Scariest Parts About Moving

August 4, 2016 / elizabethdohertyauthor

Let me preface this by saying that I am an adult. (Sometimes.) I’ve had full-time jobs, and I have lived in my own apartment. The apartment, however, was five minutes from where I grew up. I like where I grew up, so this was not a problem for me. And though I went away to college two hours away from where I grew up, I’ve never actually LIVED any distance from home. College is completely isolated and different. In three weeks, that is changing. I am moving an hour and a half for my new job. And I am scared (good scared, I think, but still scared).

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The Worst Parts of Starting a New Novel

June 21, 2016 / elizabethdohertyauthor

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Carving Out a Plot – Okay so. Maybe it’s just me. I get a brilliant idea, and what I think is a great plot and then I sit down to actually plan, to actually write. And I slam into a brick wall. “Well, how is that going to work?” “How am I going to get to that part?” “Who the heck is going to actually want to read this?” I get stuck, and I can’t move.
Naming Characters – Yes, I have name generators. I USE them all the time. But have you ever struggled to find the PERFECT name? Name generators are great, but they are limited. What if they don’t hit the right mood for a character? Naming a character is like naming a child. The name is there, in print, forever. It’s a huge, scary decision! (Yes, I’m overdramatic.)
The semi-crippling anxiety of making something good – I’m a writer because I love to write. It’s my favorite thing to do, and I want nothing more than to do that all the time. But I want to put out a quality product because I want people to enjoy what I put out there. And so that’s what I worry about. Will people like this? Is this a pointless exercise? Am I any good?

An average to-do list (Today’s)

April 12, 2016 / elizabethdohertyauthor

Another list by Elizabeth Doherty (yes, this is what today’s to-do list looks like… with commentary)

Get ready for work tomorrow (I can’t be the only one who gets their clothes and stuff ready beforehand, right? It means I get to sleep in!)
Check celebrity gossip sights (It’s research, okay?! Kind of. Maybe a little bit. Okay, it’s just fun.)
The Policeman’s Ball (My goal is to get my first novel published this summer, but it needs revision. I’m on my first of at least two revisions, and it’s hard. I wanted to get four chapters done tonight. Maybe I’ll just do two. I’m so tired.)
The Walking Dead (Have to finish my rewatch so I can cross it off my list and start something new. The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt maybe???)
Steam eyes (I’ve been having some trouble with them. My doctor told me to do this. My grandma had eye problems SO I AM TERRIFIED.)
Write blog (Can they tell I only update these things on Tuesdays? It’s my light day! I can’t help it!)
10,000 steps (Why haven’t I hit that goal yet? And how am I going to do that in an apartment?)

I make one of these every day. Can you tell why I lovehate lists?

Reasons why being an adult is the worst…

April 5, 2016 / elizabethdohertyauthor

A list by Elizabeth Doherty

Suddenly you need tons of sleep. Remember when you could stay up until the early morning hours and be (mostly) fine? Not me, not anymore. More often than not, if I am not sleeping, I am thinking about sleeping. And the sleep I get? Never enough. I want to sleep all of the time.
The increasingly short time in the day. Where do all of the hours go? Between work, socializing with friends and family, reading, exercising, binge watching Netflix? There is no time. No time to sit and be me. How am I supposed to get anything done?!
Metabolism catching up with you. I miss cookies. And mac and cheese. Who am I kidding? I still eat them. But now my waist shows it.
Bills. What is an adulting list without bills? Can’t I just keep my money?
Responsibility. Don’t they realize that my brain still isn’t completely developed yet? Don’t they realize that I can’t make toast without burning myself? Don’t they realize that I still collect figurines? Why are you trusting me to work a job, rent an apartment, be a grownup? It’s too much!
Whining is not as endearing anymore. My 7th graders whine to me a lot, about everything. But they’re teenagers. It’s to be expected. You know they’re going to grow out of it. Adults aren’t supposed to whine in lists like this. Right? Maybe.

*insert I threw it on the ground gif*

To be continued…

I’m just tired, guys. Do you ever feel this way?