So, now that we're halfway through November, let me go back and think about all the writing goals I accomplished in October! If you recall, the following list is what I had planned to accomplish during the month. I have crossed off the items I managed to complete. Anything spontaneously added and then completed is in green, and the items I did not complete are in red. So all and all ... not too shabby, considering! Buy cover art for short story “In Death, Everything” Format “In Death, ... View Post
5 Reasons Participating in NaNoWriMo is the Best Thing for Your Writing Habit
I originally wrote this post for Wordwraiths.com, but thought I would cross-post it here in advance of NaNoWriMo 2015! So maybe you’ve heard of this National Novel Writing Month thing, but you’re not really buying it. Maybe you’ve seen the lists of pros and cons, or read testimonies from some authors about why they don’t participate in NaNoWriMo. Well, I’ve read all those things, too, and I’ve found that most people who list out reasons they do not participate have ... View Post
My Writing Desk – a Video Tour of Where Books Happen!
I saw another author do this once, and thought it was just the most fantastic idea. Mostly because I'm nosey. ;) Maybe it's just my writer-brain that's fascinated by getting a glimpse into people's living and working spaces, but if you observe instead of just looking (as Sherlock might say), you can learn a lot about a person by snooping around through a tour of their house or other personal space. So, in honor of cleaning and organizing my own writing space in preparation for NaNoWriMo, I ... View Post
NaNoWriMo BOOT CAMP: Lesson Four – SURVIVAL!
(this is the last post in a series originally posted in October 2013, but I'm reposting them all now as a refresher for NaNoWriMo 2015! - JF) WHAT’S SCARIER THAN A HORDE OF HALF-DECAYED ZOMBIES SHUFFLING IN YOUR DIRECTION WHEN YOU’RE FRESH OUT OF BULLETS AND JUST SO HAPPENED TO LEAVE YOUR AXE AT HOME??? NATIONAL NOVEL WRITING MONTH!!!! Forget about all that undead nonsense and unpack that Zombie Apocalypse Survival Kit you’ve been hiding in the back corner of your basement, ... View Post
Confessions of a Writer – Tag, I’m It!
What writer can resist talking about writing, reading, their own writing habits, and their current projects? Not this one! I've been tagged by the awesome Melanie Noell Bernard to participate in a cool interview-type of blogging game! I will answer a few questions to the best of my ability, and then tag some writers at the end to participate as well! If you are a writer and I don't tag you, feel free to contribute anyway, and please do link to your answers in the comments, as I'd really love ... View Post
NaNoWriMo BOOT CAMP: Lesson Three – The Center of the Paradox (ie, for Pantsers!)
(Originally posted in October 2013, but posting again for a refresher as NaNoWriMo 2015 fast approaches! - JF) SO, you want to be a rebel, eh?!?! You just HATE outlining, do you?? You just can’t for the life of you figure out WTF is going to happen in your novel past Act 1?? You shudder at the very mention of ACTS and STRUCTURE and turn up your nose at all that “rubbish”?? Think you don’t need to give any thought whatsoever as to the make-up of your novel before plunging into the ... View Post
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