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NaNoWriMo is Here!

It’s November, and you know what that means.  It’s NaNoWriMo!  National Novel Writing Month is the time when people abandon sane schedules, spouses, entertainment, sleep, and sometimes even food in favor of writing like crazy for an entire month.  And the reward is... the satisfaction of having reached your goal of 50,000 words (and a… Continue reading NaNoWriMo is Here!

Personal updates

The End is Near

National Novel Writing Month is almost over, and I am on the home stretch of the first draft of my book, City of the Giants.  It’s been a crazy, wonderful, amazing month of writing.  I love the creative flow that happens when I can just write.  So far, I’ve got 68,594 words (266 pages) which… Continue reading The End is Near

Personal updates

Ender’s Game

NaNoWriMo Update:  After three days of writing, I’m at 17,567 words.  Yeah, the dishes aren’t getting done, and we had left-overs again for supper, but hey, I’m having such a good time!  I love to write like this, to just create the story non-stop and let it flow from my mind to my fingers to… Continue reading Ender’s Game

Personal updates

NaNoWriMo

It’s November, and you know what that means.  It’s NaNoWriMo!  National Novel Writers Month is the time when writers abandon sane schedules, spouses, entertainment, sleep, and sometimes even food in favor of writing like crazy for an entire month.  And the reward is... the satisfaction of having reached your goal of 50,000 words.  (And maybe… Continue reading NaNoWriMo