If you are a writer and sometimes struggle with having the motivation to meet your word count or editing goals (so, like, all of us?), and you're not participating in the monthly writing challenges on Twitter, your only two excuses had better be that you've never heard of it, or you don't have a Twitter account. As to the first excuse, go here and be educated. As for the second excuse ... why are you a writer without a Twitter account!? But that discussion is for another day, so let's move ... View Post
Bait, Fish, and Reel Report for July 2015
It recently came to my attention that I had neglected to post a run-down of what I managed to accomplish during the very terrible month of July 2015! Since it's quite a miracle that I accomplished anything at all, considering (you can read all about that here), I wanted to be sure I documented what I DID get done. (And you can compare this to the monthly goals here.) So, in July 2015, I accomplished the following: - Started work on TWTF extra last chapter (~300 words) - Completed anthology ... View Post
So I Wrote THE END on a 500-page Novel … Now What?
On January 26th, 2015, I finished the rough draft of an original novel for the first time since 199-something. Yeah. That's like SEVENTEEN years in there. That's like ... half my lifetime in there. Almost the entire purpose of this blog for a long while now has been to get me to this point. After college, and marriage, and motherhood, and ten years of fanfiction, and beginning this particular book in June of 2013 ... on January 26th, 2015, it finally happened. I. FINISHED. IT. Granted, ... View Post
NaNoWriMo The Third Was NOT The Charm: How I Survived My 3rd Year of November Noveling Madness
All righty. Here goes. The long-awaited NaNoWriMo 2014 recap post! Nearly a month later, I think I'm recovered enough to tackle this, and I think I've had enough reflection time to determine what I need to improve upon next year. So, my dear fellow writerly people ... if you have accomplished NaNoWriMo yourselves, please do chime in with your comments on your own experiences. And if you have not NaNo-ed before, but are considering doing so next year, please take my experiences here ... View Post
Camp NaNoWriMo Diaries: Days Nine to Fifteen – Editing Makes The Heart Grow Fonder
Dear Diary, I apologize for spilling that gin and tonic ... errr ... glass of Kool-Aid on you the other day. I'm glad you are now dry enough to write in so that I can chronicle the most recent events of this year's July Camp! It has truly been a great Camp so far! I'm happy to report that I, as well as the rest of my bunk mates, have largely stayed on track for the entirety of these past two weeks! There have been bad days, of course, but there have also been great days! In the past seven ... View Post
Camp NaNoWriMo Diaries: Day One – People, Plot Plathways, and Panic
Dear Diary, Yesterday was the first day of camp. I like all my bunkmates this time, and I'm pretty sure they're all going to actually participate and speak to me. That should be a plus. All of them are my friends, you see, so this camp is going to rock! All but two of us were able to meet up last night, and we made some good progress. Almost all of us reached our daily word quota. I've tried something different this camp. I tried to not be quite so ambitious. Sure, I've met the 50k ... View Post
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