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
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
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
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
