The first draft isn't about getting it right, it's about getting it done. - Ava Jae This is basically my last chance to do this tag this year, and since I have sort of been doing NaNoWriMo this year I thought that this would be fun to do. Since I am going to try to … Continue reading NaNoWriMo Tag – 2019
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NaNoWriMo
Writing permits me to be more than I am. Writing permits me to experience life as any number of strange creations. - Alice Walker The last four years I have done NaNoWriMo, and apparently my brain has been conditioned to think that when November hits it is time to write. NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel … Continue reading NaNoWriMo
Should You Do NaNoWriMo?
NaNoWriMo is where "I've always wanted to write" becomes "I am a writer." - Willow Sanders, NaNoWriMo participate NaNoWriMo is just around the corner and lots of writers are getting ready to do it. NaNoWriMo is the abbreviated version of National Novel Writing Month. It takes place every November and writers try to write a … Continue reading Should You Do NaNoWriMo?
Tips for Writing the First Line
What's so hard about that first sentence is that you're stuck with it. Everything else is going to flow out of that sentence. And by the time you've laid down the first two sentences, your options are all gone. - Joan Didion The first sentence of a book sets the scene for everything that comes … Continue reading Tips for Writing the First Line
A Danger of Writing
Perfectionism is a dangerous state of mind in an imperfect world. - Robert Hillyer I hate blank pages. Well, maybe that is not the best way to describe the way that I feel about blank pages. Instead blank pages are a challenge, a empty piece of paper waiting for something amazing to be written on … Continue reading A Danger of Writing
My Writing Process Tag
Stay faithful to the stories in your head. - Paula Hawkins I found this on Jane Ridgewood's blog and thought that it looked fun, and since I am in the middle of Camp NaNoWriMo I wanted to do something easier today and this seemed perfect. Though I was not tagged for this, so I just … Continue reading My Writing Process Tag
12 Excuses to Avoid Writing
If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot. - Stephen King If you are anything like me, there are probably times that you don't feel like writing even though you know that you should be writing. So, today I have list … Continue reading 12 Excuses to Avoid Writing
NaNoWriMo 2018 Thoughts
The rules on what is possible and impossible in the arts were made by people who had not tested the bounds of the possible by going beyond them. - Neil Gaiman This was the fourth year that I have done NaNoWriMo. I still find it challenging and fun. This year though I ended up approaching … Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2018 Thoughts
NaNoWriMo Tag – 2018
The important thing is not to stop questioning. - Albert Einstein So, I was not tagged, but since I am doing NaNoWriMo I thought that this would be a good thing to do. The tag was created by Seihren the Bookish Witch and I saw it on Jedi by Knight. 1. How many years have you participated … Continue reading NaNoWriMo Tag – 2018
The Opening Step on an Adventure
With NaNoWriMo just around the corner I've been thinking a lot about first lines and what makes a first line good. From what I've found there is not an exact answer for what makes a first line good. But they do grip the reader in some way. So, today I would like to share with … Continue reading The Opening Step on an Adventure
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