Hello all! Has your family been sick lately? Good grief, we've had a bout of sickness over here and FINALLY everyone (except me, of course) is feeling back to 100%. First things, NaNo 2019! It's in the books, and yes, I completed all 50k words with about a 600 word pad before I cut myself … Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2019 overview and other things
How word sprints are saving my novel

Sounds a bit dramatic, eh? Sometimes the truth has some drama. I've been reading a few books lately (reviews forthcoming, yes, they are already scheduled) and they've presented some rather radical ideas. Okay, maybe the ideas aren't all that radical, but they ARE what I've needed to hear. Too often, motivational books/speakers/etc talk about DREAMING … Continue reading How word sprints are saving my novel
NaNo 2018 Week 4

Well, people, I'm nearly there. Just a few more words to go and then I will be a three-time consecutive NaNo winner. This year, NaNo has really pushed me and in all the best ways. I got a start on the actual book 2 of Tamerna. I'm over 100 pages in and nearly 25k words. … Continue reading NaNo 2018 Week 4
NaNo Week 3

Whew! Another late update, but at least it's only Friday. Ha! I started this on Wednesday, but clearly never finished. That's how NaNo goes sometimes. I'm now just over 35k, which means I have just UNDER 15k to go to win and the days just keep screaming by. Over this past week, I've managed to … Continue reading NaNo Week 3
NaNo 2018 Week 1

Well! I'm happy to say that week 1 has been phenomenally successful for me, although I haven't gotten as far on one of my stories as I'd hoped and I've worked on NOTHING as far as the others. I'm over 13,000 words overall and at 7 days in, that's great. I'm above pace to finish, … Continue reading NaNo 2018 Week 1