I have now participated in National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, for three years. In the last month, I've been feeling the spirit moving me towards participating in my fourth year, but last night when I sat down to day one of this sort of crazy experiment of writing 50,000 words in one month, I felt… Continue reading NaNo…Not So Fast
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The Final Stretch
Another NaNoWriMo has come and gone, and with each one, there is always a tinge of sadness when it ends. There's something special about this month, even though all the deadlines are self-imposed and the word count is arbitrary. But, if NaNoWriMo was every month, we wouldn't hold it to such high standards, or rather… Continue reading The Final Stretch
Now Go Read This One
I saw a tweet at the start of the month that said, "It's #NaNoWriMo season, (a.k.a when writing becomes procrastination from other writing)." This sentiment is so true. As soon as a writer gives a self-prescribed deadline and enforces one set structure, the rebellious nature comes out. So far this month of writing my third YA… Continue reading Now Go Read This One
Go Read That Instead
Confession: I am behind on my word count for this year's NaNoWriMo. It has happened before, and I am still confident I'll recover. I simply need a weekend's worth of focus to catch up. That being said, instead of writing something new for today's post (I need to save all my creative juices for writing… Continue reading Go Read That Instead
Third Book is a Charm
So here I am, at the bright shiny beginning of NaNoWriMo and of writing my third young adult noir. There is so much promise here at the beginning, so much possibility, but also so much uncertainty and room for doubt. The struggles I now face are equal to and likely bigger than those I faced… Continue reading Third Book is a Charm
