Someone once said that to be a successful and productive writer, one had to do the equivalent of “cutting bait, fishing, and reeling ‘em in, all at the same time”! This translates to writing as working on projects-in-progress while at the same time submitting completed projects to potential markets and also continuing to cultivate new ideas for future projects. In case you missed my previous post on this subject, at the end of every month I compile a list of what I accomplished as far as ... View Post
Bait, Fish, and Reel Report for November 2013
Someone once said that to be a successful and productive writer, one had to do the equivalent of “cutting bait, fishing, and reeling ‘em in, all at the same time”! This translates to writing as working on projects-in-progress while at the same time submitting completed projects to potential markets and also continuing to cultivate new ideas for future projects. In case you missed my previous post on this subject, at the end of every month I compile a list of what I accomplished as far as ... View Post
30 Facts about my 50k Words in November
This post idea comes from A Girl Who Writes, who tagged me in her post in a tricksy attempt to con me into doing this very thing! I suppose it worked. Lol. I know I have been super quiet around here for the past month, but I did, indeed, WIN NaNoWriMo, having written 50,327 words in 30 days! I posted a few excerpts throughout November from the NaNo WIP - if you happened to miss them, check out the Writing Prompt Wednesday category and you'll find them there easily enough! Things will get ... View Post
Writing Prompt Wednesday: an excerpt from "The Good Thing", the NaNo Novel.
Another small piece, this one from Chapter 13 of the current WIP, the novel I hope to finish during NaNoWriMo… again, this is an extremely rough draft, written during 30-minute word sprints with some fellow members of my writing group! Current word count for November as of this morning stands at 19,651. - JRF *** Pavel hardly felt the hands locked around his biceps, hardly saw the nearness of the rifle muzzles to his face. They led him out the front door, stumbling, mind and body numb. ... View Post
NaNoWriMo BOOT CAMP! Lesson Four: SURVIVAL!
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, cuz NOVEMBER IS COMING and it HAS NO MERCY and you're going to need those camp rations during your battle with words if you want to live to see December!!!! So get ... View Post
Bait, Fish, and Reel Report September 2013
Someone once said that to be a successful and productive writer, one had to do the equivalent of “cutting bait, fishing, and reeling ‘em in, all at the same time”! This translates to writing as working on projects-in-progress while at the same time submitting completed projects to potential markets and also continuing to cultivate new ideas for future projects. In case you missed my previous post on this subject, at the end of every month I compile a list of what I accomplished as far as ... View Post
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