Hello friends,

I am recovering from possibly one of the best weekends I’ve had in a long time. I’m not the type of woman who finds herself at bars and clubs three nights in a row, I look like a librarian for goodness sake, but there I was doing the damn thing. How do people do it? Party three nights in a row like that? On a normal basis! That’s insane. Besides, one of my professors from school gave me advice on how to be a better a writer. Actually, it was a list of fourteen things.  Here are my notes:

1. Always say yes
   1. It’s all about the connections and relationships (networking)
2. Build your own brand
   1. Social Media
   2. Your own website
3. Time Management
   1. No excuses
4. Make a Budget
5. Travel
   1. Get outside anywhere/ everywhere
   2. Make a list of where you want to go
6. Face your fears and take risks
   1. Inform yourself as a writer
   2. What makes you uncomfortable will help you
7. Work out
   1. 20 minutes a day
8. Know who you are
   1. All your characters are you
   2. Be confident
   3. Know your own story
9. Know how to take a meeting
   1. meeting a manager
   2. arrive 10-15 minutes early, dress the part, always say yes (if they ask for water or coffee), research who you are seeing, pay attention to their office
10. Be proactive
    1. Do it yourself, make your own stuff
11. Treat writing like a job
12. Write goals, daily, weekly, yearly
    1. 21 days to create a habit
13. Do not live in a bubble
14. Be interested and interesting

The numbers 1, 6, 13, and 14 are relevant to my weekend.  I have so much to share with you guys and I am quite inspired by the things that occurred this past weekend. I am no longer a boring person…

-KIKI