(these Boot Camps were originally posted in October 2013, but I'm bringing them out again as a refresher for NaNoWriMo #NaNoPrep 2015!) NO, I do NOT mean a GMC car!!! You don’t know what else I could possibly mean by GMC?!??! You think your characters are just bodies to occupy your awesomely fantastic setting or move through your utterly original and mind-blowing plot!???!? WRONG!!!!! WRONG WRONG WRONG!!! Failing on the CHARACTER LEVEL will make your entire book FAIL!! THAT’S ... View Post
COVER REVEAL for “In Death, Everything”!
Good morning, my lovelies! Today I am *THRILLED* to share with you the cover for my soon-to-be-published short story entitled "In Death, Everything". This short was inspired by a poem I wrote a few years ago (by the name of "No Box For Me"), which was in turn inspired by an evening jog, where I saw a 110-year-old headstone in our local cemetery had broken in a recent storm. That got me to thinking. Which led to the poem, which led to this story. I recently decided I would go ahead ... View Post
Writing Goals: Project List for October 2015
Remember when I said October was going to be just as busy as September? Yeah. For some reason I thought it would be a great idea to self-publish two books this month. Silly me. But hey, I also once opened a dog grooming business and barely knew how to groom a dog. And ya know what? I had five clients my very first week. And all five clients ended up being very satisfied and happy clients. So what the hell. I can do this. Sure. *gulp* This month, my writing goals are to: Buy ... View Post
Bait, Fish, and Reel Report for September 2015
September was a rather productive month, actually, which amuses me because I did not set very many goals for the month, and subsequently accomplished a heckuvalot more than I expected! Here is a report of what I accomplished in the month of September 2015: - 30.5 hours editing Primus (only up to chapter 8, ugh)- Edited two of author friend's fantasy novel chapters - Compiled and organized handout for Wordwraiths' NaNoWriMo workshop and participated in workshop- Wrote my first children's ... View Post
NaNoWriMo Boot Camp: Lesson One – Preparation Matters
(this NaNoWriMo Boot Camp series was originally written in October of 2013. However, I like to pull them out and dust them off every October as a refresher! So, if you haven't yet seen them, enjoy! If you have seen them already ... enjoy again! Good luck! - J. R.) OH, so you thought NaNoWriMo started in NOVEMBER, did you!?! WRONG! NaNoWriMo starts NOW, RIGHT NOW! The secret to success in this venture is PLANNING!!! PLANNING, people. “But I’m a PANTSER!” you say??? NOT THIS MONTH YOU ... View Post
NaNoWriMo: The Secret to Success is to …
Winter is coming. More specifically, November is coming. And with it, National Novel Writing Month. If you are a writer or an author, you probably either love or hate this time of year, as your social media will suddenly alight with a frenzy of "NaNoWriMo preparation" posts. You'll hate this if you think NaNoWriMo is just a bunch of rubbish (and you'd be wrong about that), and you'll love it if you think NaNoWriMo is awesome (and you'd be right about that) and plan to take part this year ... View Post
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