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
Music Monday: An Exploration of What Powers my Stories – "Silver Lining" by HURTS
When it comes to music, writers seem to be in one of two camps. Either they LOVE having music as a background to their story creation, or ... they HATE it, and must instead have absolute silence in which to concentrate. Personally, I'm in Camp A. I LOVE having music while I write, and always have. The louder and more epic, the better. I reach The Zone far more quickly and stay in it longer if I've got my headphones on and the music blaring. And since I started my current WIP about a year ... View Post
Bait, Fish, and Reel Report for July 2014
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
Camp NaNoWriMo Diaries: Days Sixteen through Thirty-One – Thank Goodness July Has Thirty-One Days!
Dear Diary, Well, it's been seven whole days since the end of Camp. One whole week! Wow. I haven't written in a while because well, I was busy trying to make my 20,000 word word count before the end of July so I could finally "win" a NaNoWriMo Camp! And ... I DID IT! I made it!!!! Can you believe it!?!? It was a close call this year, just like it usually is in November, with me sitting down and literally hand-writing the last 600 words during lunch hour on July 31st! But the important ... 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 Eight – Is This Just an Endless Dream?
Dear Diary, Yesterday was Day Eight of Camp. And I wrote nothing. And I edited nothing. And then lying in bed before sleeping, I began to think things, as always. Just before sleep tends to be when I am either the happiest or the most depressed. I either pump myself up over what is to come, or fret about it and stress myself out. Last night was the latter. I did not fret about my non-existent word quota for the day. No. I went larger. Much larger. Because I thought back on a recent ... View Post
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