*trying not to panic*breathe...breathe* Write 30,ooo words for Camp NaNo (you will notice I dropped it another 10k words - that is because I am both drastically behind at this moment and because there are actually other items that need to be accomplished this month as well... see below!) (Hrm... haven't hit 5000 words yet... think I'm in trouble! :P 4.24.13) (Well, I wrote 5750 words total... meh. 4.30.13) Submit short story to Writer's Digest Annual Writing Competition, Early-Bird Deadline ... View Post
Writing Prompt Wednesday: A snippet from the novel!
For the month of April, being that it is Camp NaNo month, all Writing Prompt Wednesday posts will be small sections of the part of the novel I am currently writing. For today, please enjoy this little bit of Chapter 12, as of now the first chapter in Act 2. Keep in mind, however, that this *is* still the rough draft, heh. *** She never thought she would wish so hard for the familiar trials of a modern airport - long lines, lots of waiting, lots of procedure, sure… but warm. Enclosed. And ... View Post
"Cutting bait, fishing, and reeling 'em in, all at the same time!"
That's what someone said about what you have to do to make a living as a writer, although just precisely who said it is escaping me at the moment. When I remember, or if you know, please help jog my memory in the comments! It refers to having to write projects, edit projects, and submit projects all at the same time, so that you're not wasting precious time sitting around on your hands doing nothing productive. (Okay, let me rephrase, "doing nothing productive on your writing"... we all know ... View Post
The Writing Journal
Earlier this week I suddenly had an idea for both my young adult fantasy novel and my sci-fi novel, but hesitated to write them in my usual "idea notebook". Although the idea notebook has worked very well in the past to preserve ideas before they vanish, it does become hard to look up those ideas later on when there is no order to them and no good way to organize them. I have also started typing ideas in various word documents on my laptop, and separating them according to story, but for some ... View Post
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