Okay, I'll be honest: the title as an attempt at saying something particularly profound, but at the same it means exactly what it says. Do you ever just sit? Just sit perfectly still, staring into nothingness, letting your thoughts wander? Watching as the world goes by without you as you deliberately sit there and do... Continue Reading →
I’m Exhausted
The last few weeks have been chaotic. In the span of three weeks I moved back home from the Arctic, published my third book, bought a new house, began the process of selling our apartment, went away for a weekend to volunteer at a sports event, and spent another emptying our flat in an attempt... Continue Reading →
Finding Motivation
Lately I've been lost. The last week or two, I've felt like I had no idea what I'm doing with myself. Not just with writing, but with everything I'm trying to do. Work has been unfulfilling, my training felt like it was at a standstill, and my creative endeavors felt pointless. Life's as a whole... Continue Reading →
I Need To Do Something Else
Do you ever sit down with the urge and motivation write and then... nothing happens? I'm not talking about writer's block—at least I don't think I am. I feel like writer's block is the inability to put words down on the page, when you can't drive the story forward and don't know how to continue.... Continue Reading →
What Now?
You know what's worse than writer's block? Writer's indecisiveness. I've just come down from an editing high - a couple of weeks of meticulously going through a thriller I'm working on, up and down, back and forth. It's finally at a place where I can leave it in the hands of someone else. Now, while... Continue Reading →
I’m Taking A Break
Will I ever write again? My wife and I are currently staying away at a cabin by the sea, somewhere on the Western coast of Norway. It's a family cabin, a place we've spent a lot of time when we were younger, a place we used to call home, and we're so lucky we got... Continue Reading →
Finishing a Book & Not Knowing What To Do With Yourself
Ever read a book and felt a wave of sadness wash over you as you realize it's over and you can never relive that adventure in quite the same way again? Apparently that happens when you write books too. I just finished a novel I started in November. It was supposed to be last years... Continue Reading →
Everything Is Going Great – And That Scares Me
It's when you're at your highest that you have the farthest to fall. I'm not good at recognizing wins or celebrating my victories—a fact I've been trying to make myself more aware of over the years, so I can rectify it. In fact, I've written about it here on my blog several times. Losses seem... Continue Reading →
Comparison Is The Thief of Joy
Why do I always compare myself to others, and how do I find a way to stop? It's the end of November and NaNoWriMo is over. People are tallying up their words to see if they've hit the magical 50,000 word count, and if they've "won" or not. I didn't win. I had no aspirations... Continue Reading →
Why You Should Do NaNoWriMo – Especially If You Don’t Want To
Let’s talk about NaNoWriMo – or National Novel Writing Month as it’s called – the annual project everyone goes crazy about in November as they try to write a 50,000 word novel in a month. This will be my fourth year “competing”, but my first since I started doing it where I'm not actually prepared... Continue Reading →