Category Archives: National Novel Writing Month
The Cost of Creativity
Earlier this year, I did some research about the true cost of self-publishing. Editing. Cover design. Marketing. All of this can run into the thousands of dollars. I don’t have my notes on me, but I seem to remember just … Continue reading
Dear Internet, I feel like an asshole
Dear Internet, I feel like an asshole. No, I haven’t been trolling some innocent cyberbully victim. I haven’t been leaving mean comments on natural disaster relief posts on Facebook. I haven’t left even a slightly jerk-ish comment on YouTube, where … Continue reading
This Is Not An Error – Just Mad Rambling
We are six days into National Novel Writing Month and already I’ve hit the lows and highs of it. Monday night, otherwise known as day two, was a low. The story wasn’t working and I was ready to cry in … Continue reading
The NaNoWriMo Tag – 2015
I’ve been a little absent lately because I have been scrambling like a mad woman to finish my current WIP before NaNoWriMo begins and I’m happy to report that I just finished it. It’s about five pages short of what … Continue reading
Writingmania
Football season has begun. Wrestling never ended. The Super Bowl will happen sometime in February or March. Wrestlemania will take place in late March or early April. October has arrived and with it, National Novel Writing Month prep season. For writers, … Continue reading
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NaNoWriMo Wrap Up
Thanksgiving has come and gone and along with it, the end of November and National Novel Writing Month. My final word count, according to Microsoft Word, was 50,024 words. NaNoWriMo.org validated it as 50,013 words, but whatever. I won. I … Continue reading
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NaNoWriMo Week 4
It is NaNoWriMo week 4 and I am losing steam. I am 14,000 words away and we are, what, four days away from the end? It’s not looking good, especially not with the holidays and one birthday celebration coming up … Continue reading
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NaNoWriMo Week 3 Update
A while back, I was browsing the American Horror Story Facebook page and I came across something that bothered me. It was nothing from the show itself or its Facebook administrators, but a random comment that stuck in my craw … Continue reading
NaNo Week 2
Happy Writer Wednesday everyone! Today would be an excellent day to steel your resolve and do your catching up on NaNoWriMo or, if you’re actually on track, gloat about it and read a book for fun. Either way, we are … Continue reading
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NaNoWriMo Update
I could play coy and pretend I don’t know why I’m so sleepy today, but I’m not that big of a liar. Bear went to bed early last night because he had a job at 4:30 this morning, and what … Continue reading
The Kelswitch 