In this last Writing Wednesday before NaNoWriMo begins I think I have finally settled on which story idea that was banging around my head I will attempt to tackle in the upcoming month. I have long been fascinated by steampunk novels, though to be honest I do not understand steam technology as well as I … Continue reading Writing Wednesday: NaNoWriMo 2014 Prep – A Final Installment
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Writing Wednesday: NaNoWriMo 2014 – What am I going to write?
NaNoWriMo is fast approaching and I posted a few weeks ago about an idea I have been playing with about doing a modern version of Martin Luther, using Edward Snowden as an example. Instead of Luther posting 95 theses against practices of the Catholic Church and eventually sparking a Protestant Reformation and subsequent peasant revolts, … Continue reading Writing Wednesday: NaNoWriMo 2014 – What am I going to write?
Writing Wednesday: A NaNoWriMo preview — 2014
November is coming up soon and that means NaNoWriMo is upon us once again. I have been participating in NaNoWriMo for years now, though only once have I actually managed to write 50,000 words in the thirty days. Still, the purpose of NaNoWriMo, for me, is to keep writing. It is less about writing good … Continue reading Writing Wednesday: A NaNoWriMo preview — 2014
NaNoWriMo Principles at Work
Last November I participated in NaNoWriMo, and I actually won! Which means that I wrote 50,000 words in a 30-day period. That still boggles my mind. And as I have thought about it I have come to a few conclusions as to how it was possible that I could write so much in so short … Continue reading NaNoWriMo Principles at Work
NaNoWriMo 2011: A preview
I know that I have barely finished NaNoWriMo 2010 (and by finish, I mean that I wrote 50,000 words. I had every intention of revising, but as I read it again, I realized it needs so much more work than just revision. I will save this away as a possible rough draft outline of a … Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2011: A preview
Writing Wednesday, The NaNoWriMo Wrap-up
Today is December 1st. Can you believe that!? Where has the year gone? That means that November is over, NaNoWriMo is officially over, and guess what? I won! I finished my novel with 50,552 words on the 28th of November! I really did not think I would be able to do it. I had a … Continue reading Writing Wednesday, The NaNoWriMo Wrap-up
Thanksgiving and a late Writing Wednesday update
Today is Thanksgiving. If you want to know just a few of the things I am thankful for this year, you can read my post from Monday. To that list I will add: I am thankful that my son slept well last night, so that his mother and I could sleep well. We really couldn't … Continue reading Thanksgiving and a late Writing Wednesday update
Writing Wednesday, Yet another NaNoWriMo update
Yesterday I crossed that magical 30,000 word mark. This is a wonderful thing, I am now 60% done with this novel. For me, this is more important than the half-way mark I passed a few days earlier. Halfway is a hump, but now at this point I'm firmly on the downhill side of things and … Continue reading Writing Wednesday, Yet another NaNoWriMo update
Writing Wednesday, My NaNoWriMo update
Here we are, less than a week until November and NaNoWriMo! I have done some good brainstorming for my novel, gathered some good ideas, some characters, settings, plot devices, etc. I'm generally feeling pretty excited. I think I can do this! I also just checked out a book from the library, No Plot, No Problem, … Continue reading Writing Wednesday, My NaNoWriMo update
NaNoWriMo 2010
I have been a member of NaNoWriMo since 2007- that's when I first found out about it and logged into the website. I have yet to actually write 50,000 words, or even anywhere close. This year I want to be different. I have several ideas floating around, and some have collided and spawned new ideas … Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2010
