And so ends November of 2015. Where in the world did this entire year go!? I'm not sure, either. :P In any event, I did indeed "win" NaNoWriMo, having successfully edited for slightly over 50 hours during the month! (1 hour of focused editing = 1000 words standard NaNo conversion) This was my first year using NaNo to exclusively edit, and while it did seem "easier" to meet the daily quota, it really wasn't as "fun", and it made the accomplishment really not feel like so much of an ... View Post
Writing Prompt Wednesday: “Mad Morning”, an original poem in haiku
This is a poem from my upcoming new book of poetry I have planned for publication in May 2016, hopefully in time for Mother's Day! The poems will be all in haiku, and center around the adventures of motherhood. (With another one coming later for the dads!) Hope you enjoy! - JRF (to stay up-to-date on releases, join my mailing list here!) Quiet morning, the coffee brewed. Then kids awake, and chaos reigns true. * Breakfast eaten, clothes put on, backpacks collected, all into the ... View Post
6 Ways to Get Unstuck and Hit Your NaNoWriMo Wordcount!
It's NaNoWriMo time, and those of us participating really can't afford a lapse in motivation or a battle with Writer's Block! But it happens to all of us, even the best of us. We lose our motivation to write. We lose the steam that was powering the current project. We get lost in a jungle of disorganized plot. Life happens and we just don’t have the energy to create fictional problems for fictional people. Writer’s Block comes knocking. Resistance and self-sabotage take over. We stop ... View Post
It’s Happening! My Publication Schedule for the Next 4 Months …
Yes, it's happening. "I love it when a plan comes together!" Finally, three (+) years after the date I signed up for my first Writer's Digest Workshop (and received a crash course in craft) and three years after I first buckled down to attempt (and win) my first NaNoWriMo, I am ready to hit the big red button to launch this rickety old rusted and duct-taped contraption I like to call my "writing career" into the wild blue yonder. I have read and researched and learned so much over the last ... View Post
Writing Prompt Wednesday: “Lost”, an original poem
an idea of who you should become who you would become what you want too much work to get there fighting on and on a battle neverending destination always slipping from your grip mirage on the horizon glimmering and shimmering to vanish at your touch the maze twists and you run and it brings you back to the beginning each step brings you forward but the world moves forward faster so exhausted need a rest need not to care spontaneous freedom ached for with bitter ... View Post
Writing Goals: Project List for November 2015
Well, yes, I do realize it's a little late now to be declaring my intentions for the month, given that Thanksgiving is already next week! (GULP) But, I figured it was probably pretty clear by now what I'm doing this month, and that is ... NaNoWriMo! :) Although, I am being kind of a renegade for NaNoWriMo this year and am editing for most of the month instead of writing something new. While this is a little disheartening, since NaNo's writing marathon in the past has accounted for about 90% ... View Post
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