I did a good job catching up that first week but it was all downhill from there this year. I manged to write 11912 words altogether. My plan is to finish up the story for my niece and nephews before it’s time to go on next year’s beach vacation. That way they’ll have something to… Continue reading Final NaNoWriMo 2013 Update
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First Week of NaNoWriMo 2013
Anyone else doing NaNoWriMo this year? I have 5982 words written so far. It seems like most everyone I know is behind on the word count this year. 🙂
Writerly Weekend
It’s almost time for NaNoWriMo and I’ll be doing it again this year. (Last year I took a break.) This past weekend was full of writerly activities to help get me pumped for it. The online speculative fiction writer’s conference, Coyote Con, returned. Saturday I attended “The End of the World – Apocalyptic Fiction”, “Gaming… Continue reading Writerly Weekend
January 2012
These statistics are all for short stories, poems, or contest entries. Book reviews are not included. Sales in January: 0 Rejections in January: 0 Submissions sent out in January: 0 Total stories/poems/contests pending responses: 1 Almost a year ago, I sent a first line submission to 50 to 1 which either got lost somewhere in email or I missed the… Continue reading January 2012
Promotion and Workshop Opportunity for Published Authors
On one of my mailing lists, Sharon Pickrel sent this out: Once again I am scheduling blogs for the Savvy Authors Learning Center page. If you’re a published author willing to write an original blog on a subject related to writing – craft, promotion, publishing, etc. – I’m scheduling for January 3rd and forward (dates… Continue reading Promotion and Workshop Opportunity for Published Authors
Little Red Riding Hood Revisited
Fairy tales, myths and legends can make some great starting points for writing ideas. I’ve noticed some new renditions out of the Little Red Riding Hood fairy tale from the last year or so. There’s Red Hood’s Revenge by Jim C. Hines, Iodine by C.L. Hilbert, and Red by Kait Nolan. Have you seen any others?
ROW80 Round 3 Final Check-in
My revised goal for Round 3 of A Round of Words in 80 Days was to write another 5,000 words on my unfinished fantasy manuscript. Here is how I did: Goal: 5,000 Words Words Written: 5027 Progress: Made it! I was behind until this week when I kicked it into gear. Are you going to join me for… Continue reading ROW80 Round 3 Final Check-in
ROW80 Sunday Check-in for 9/18/11
Before I get to the goals I wanted to talk about procrastination. I’m really into the habit of not writing more than writing. The other week I put some thought into my procrastination habit. Depending on the circumstances, I’m a rebellious or perfectionist procrastinator. It wasn’t until recently I picked up on my rebelliousness. For… Continue reading ROW80 Sunday Check-in for 9/18/11
ROW80 Midweek Check-in for 9/14/11
In case you didn’t know, it’s Book Blogger Appreciation Week. Get to know some book bloggers or put in your name for a giveaway prize. Either way, stop by and spread some comment love. It’s 9:30pm on Tuesday and I haven’t written anything yet today. So I’ll give you my ROW80 update and then get… Continue reading ROW80 Midweek Check-in for 9/14/11
ROW80 Sunday Check-in – September 11th
Happy Sunday! My goal for Round 3 of A Round of Words in 80 Days is to write another 10,000 words on my unfinished fantasy manuscript. That averaged to 125 words a day and now I have to write about 650 a day in order to make my goal. There are 11 days left in… Continue reading ROW80 Sunday Check-in – September 11th