I won NaNoWriMo 2022 in the pre-dawn hours of November 30. I got up early to write because I knew I had time commitments after work and I really wanted to win. I have nothing like a novel, but I finished with 51,670 words I didn’t have before, plus two…
There’s been a lot of silence over here, hasn’t there? I was in a huge slump, so I decided at the last minute to do NaNoWriMo this year–with a completely different project and absolutely no outline. It was definitely a good decision! I’ve written 8 days in a row and…
I know a lot of creative people, and it’s definitely been an interesting couple of years for us. A lot of creatives found themselves inspired to work harder throughout the pandemic years. I also know several–including me–who experienced a sort of creative drought during the pandemic. Health During a Pandemic…
I’m at that point again. The point where I hate my current novel-in-progress. The point where I think almost all of my characters are vapid and the love story won’t sell itself and the plot is pointless and the world-building is too thin. The point where I think, Oh, lord,…
Oops, I forgot to tell you guys what NaNoWriMo project I picked. I decided to go with my urban fantasy story that wants to be a novel. It involves a lot of small-town Indiana settings and characters I really like. It also has an overwhelmingly female cast. It’s a lot…
…so this happened. Pirate is my default at Halloween. I think it’s because pirates can be pretty and fierce at the same time. And also pretty fierce. Also, it’s remarkably easy to be a pirate with stuff I already have, which says something about my wardrobe choices. Anyway, being a…
Ten years ago I signed up for NaNoWriMo and wrote the novel I’m currently querying. I took this strange, new approach to novel-writing and called it a vacation–I took a vacation from what I usually wrote, which is epic fantasy, and decided to experiment with urban fantasy. I allowed myself…
Just signed up for Camp NaNoWriMo. No idea why, except that, hey, I wrote 32K last month, so I ought to be able to write 50K this month, right? Especially since my goal is to finish the original novel revision by August 30. Let’s hope, anyway. Also, I’m signed up…
Some of my favorite writing links, just in time for NaNoWriMo: Outline Your Novel in 30 Minutes – This has a lot of useful questions to get to know your characters. I’ve used this several times. Sketch a Novel in an Hour – Very similar to the first, which it’s…
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