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5 Books on my Reading List

On January 24, 2020January 10, 2020 By AlomaIn Lifestyle, WritingLeave a comment

I set myself a bigger reading goal than last year, which got me thinking about the books wanted to try reading. I’ve been guilty over the years of buying books and then not reading them, meaning my bookshelf has become somewhat cluttered with unloved books that I should really get through. Here’s a list of …

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October Inspiration

On October 11, 2019October 8, 2019 By AlomaIn Lifestyle, WritingLeave a comment

Labor gives birth to ideas.Jim Rohn I stumbled across this short but sweet quote by entrepreneur and motivational speaker Jim Rohn while I was looking for some inspiration for this month to help me get back into writing again. Maybe it’s due to the change of season, or maybe it’s because I’m thinking a lot …

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Camp NaNoWriMo | In Review

On July 31, 2019July 31, 2019 By AlomaIn WritingLeave a comment

Target: 20,000 Achieved: 20,067 Whew - I just about achieved this with a few words to spare! Fortunately, this month I planned my time out well: I knew in advance when I was busy, and that meant I could plan dedicated time slots for writing. What did I learn? I learnt three lessons over the …

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Camp NaNoWriMo | Week Four

On July 29, 2019July 29, 2019 By AlomaIn WritingLeave a comment

Target: 18,200 Achieved: 18,288 I’ve finally ended a week on target! It’s been the first weekend this month I had some free time. I wanted to make time to relax, but I was also very aware of my writing target, so while I managed to crack out a lot during the week, it helped having …

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Staying Motivated During Camp NaNoWriMo

On July 24, 2019July 24, 2019 By AlomaIn Writing5 Comments

We're over halfway through Camp NaNoWriMo already! For me, July's been going pretty quickly. Out of my 20,000 word goal I've reached over 14,000 words, which doesn't sound like a lot considering where we're at but it's a lot to me so I'm pretty pleased with my progress! Saying that, I still have a lot …

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Camp NaNoWriMo | Week Three

On July 22, 2019July 22, 2019 By AlomaIn WritingLeave a comment

Target: 13,650 words Achieved: 13,285 words After not reaching my target last week, I put in a few more hours over the week mornings and week nights, and managed to catch up quite a bit by the Friday morning! Unfortunately, I had another busy weekend planned: I was out with friends on Saturday, then had …

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Camp NaNoWriMo | 3 Ways to Get Over the Halfway Hump

On July 18, 2019July 17, 2019 By AlomaIn WritingLeave a comment

We've only just past the halfway point of the month, but I've already hit a few points where I've felt a little lull! Here in London we've been having a gorgeous heatwave, and as a result I've been spending a lot of time out and away from my desk, fuelling my renewed fruit pastille lolly …

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Camp NaNoWriMo | Week One

On July 8, 2019July 16, 2019 By AlomaIn WritingLeave a comment

Target: 4,550 words Achieved: 4,117 words I started out the week with the knowledge that my weekend ahead was going to be jam-packed, so my plan was to try and get ahead quickly so that I wasn't playing catch up the week after. I wanted to hit the ground running and after smoothing over my …

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Inspiration for July

On July 7, 2019July 5, 2019 By AlomaIn WritingLeave a comment

This is a quote that seems to have nailed itself to the front of my mind for Camp NaNoWriMo. The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.Terry Pratchett It's a simple quote that reminds us to focus on just getting the story down, on kneading out the story points with whatever plot ingredients …

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5 Ways You Can Prepare for Camp NaNoWriMo

On March 22, 2019March 1, 2019 By AlomaIn Writing1 Comment

Camp NaNoWriMo is starting again this April, which means we have another reason to pick up our pens and get focused on a new project, or finishing a current work in progress! I've been thinking of ways I can help myself reach my Camp NaNoWriMo goal this coming month and I thought I'd share my …

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Aloma Writes

Hello! I'm Aloma and I'm a web developer & blogger living and working in London.

Outside of the blogging world, I play guitar, do a bit of writing, and travel when I can ♥

INFP, Ravenclaw who enjoys writing, coding, and travelling

I'm a music lover, amateur guitarist, INFP, Ravenclaw who enjoys writing, coding, and travelling ♥

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