I’ve spent the last day or so in a haze. This haze has consisted of a few sets of words, combining and buzzing and circling around my head like a cloud of midges: holy crap I’m done 50,000 words I finished NaNoWriMo So, yes, I actually completed NaNoWriMo (A day ahead of schedule!) and the… Continue Reading
I knew from the age of 7 that I wanted to be a writer. That idea grew with me as I grew up, when it reached its most distorted apex in high school. You see, I didn’t want to be just any writer – I wanted to be that writer. You know the one. The… Continue Reading
I’ve hit the dreaded “Week 2 Wall” in NaNoWriMo. Last weekend I wrote over 8,000 words – 3,000 of backstory and notes, 5,000 of plot – because I knew that the following Monday, I wouldn’t have the time to put anything down because of a WCDR Board meeting. However, the loss of momentum was deadly.… Continue Reading
I have to admit at this point that I’m beginning to flag a bit. I’ve made a good amount of progress so far – over 12,000 words in total – but both yesterday and today were days where I had to struggle to think of what to put down next. This does not mean I… Continue Reading
Ok, I have to admit it: I’ve fallen for NaNoWriMo, and I’ve fallen hard. When I first heard of it a few years ago, I thought it would be a neat thing to try, but that it wasn’t the right thing for me to do. Then, when I decided to go for it a few… Continue Reading
Well, the first day of NaNoWriMo ended much differently than I thought it would. For the past few weeks I was mulling around one idea in my head, thinking over how I would structure the story and how to introduce the main character and her circumstances. However, the story I was planning was just a… Continue Reading
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