My NaNoWriMo Round 4: Week 2
What a week! I’ve established new writing habits, written a lot of words, and made some pleasantly surprising discoveries about my novel.
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My NaNoWriMo Round 4: Week 1
Happy November! It’s every writer’s favorite 30-day stretch: National Novel Writing Month. And it only means one thing: It’s time to get writing. That’s right. It’s NaNoWriMo time.
NaNoWriMo Prep: 5 Ways to Get Ready Now
It’s almost National Novel Writing Month! With the NaNoWriMo challenge only weeks away, many (well, most) of us writers are scrambling to get our ideas together—or just realizing that it’s time to starting preparing. Many…
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Not In The Mood To Write? 5 Ways To Break The Curse
Some days, I don’t feel like writing. I have a bucketful of excuses: “I’m tired.” “I’m sad.” “I’m sick.” “It’s grey and muggy outside.” “I worked all day.” And the list goes on. While it’s…
Stop Writing Pointless Conversations. No, Seriously.
I was in the bookstore the other day—my favorite place in town—and I was driven out by one awful occurrence: A pointless conversation. Two people, one employee and one patron, sort of recognized each…
Time Is An Excuse, Not A Reason
I finally had time to read the first issue in my subscription to Poets & Writers Magazine. A half hour before bedtime, I sneak in an article or two (read in order, of course) before I…
Explosions! Or, Why Your First Word Matters
A recent blog post got me thinking: “People need that first page—no, first line. NO, FIRST WORD to grab them, or they won’t read another. The? Not an explosion. It’s? Not an explosion. Explosion? THE MONEY…