Writing Career Changes for Q4 2023 and the New Year

by Taryn Moreau | Sep 19, 2023 | Updates, Writing Journey

Well, it’s been a few weeks, which means it’s that time again: time to announce that I’ve once again changed my mind about the direction I’m heading in with my writing. But those of you who know about my constant flip-flopping will be proud of...

Writing Update: I’ve Crawled Out of the Slump!

by Taryn Moreau | May 25, 2023 | Musings, Updates, Writing Journey

After a good week or two of being in a slump, I think I’ve escaped it. Thank God. I think I’m luckier than most in that I rarely lose my passion for whatever career/vocational goals I’ve set. Various personality tests describe whatever result I get...

Writing Update: On Losing the Motivation to Write

by Taryn Moreau | May 17, 2023 | Updates, Writing Journey

Have you ever struggled with feeling completely unmotivated to write? Not so much butt-in-chair day-to-day motivation, but that bigger motivation that drives you to do all of the hard, thankless, borderline crazy things we writers do in the hopes of achieving our...

I Finished the First Draft of my Novel: Here’s What’s Next

by Taryn Moreau | Apr 29, 2023 | Updates, Writing Journey

So I finished writing the first draft of my erotic gothic fiction novel about two months ago. I’ve tried to write various iterations of this story about an ambitious vampire and the werewolf who helps him gain/stay in power at least four times before. This time,...