Jacinta Meredith

The Bane of Writers

I submitted the first five pages of my manuscript to a contest that included obtaining feedback from “experienced writers”. Overall, one loved it, one hated it, and one thought it a good start that needed work. **headdesk** There was, however, one specific sentence that garnered comments from all three judges: “He may not be goodContinueContinue reading “The Bane of Writers”

Introducing Chadwick

So, today, I would like to introduce you, my readers, to someone who is near and . . .well, not quite dear. . .to my heart. He has been with me for as long as I can remember and, following a fruitful discussion with my husband on our 18+ hour car ride to Oklahoma, hasContinueContinue reading “Introducing Chadwick”

Winning NaNoWriMo

I know – I abandoned all of you halfway through the month! Sorry. . . but on the bright side, despite all my constant complaints about falling behind, I WON! And for perhaps the first time, I finished AHEAD OF TIME! I completed 50k words on Saturday, and, perhaps the biggest miracle of all, IContinueContinue reading “Winning NaNoWriMo”

Once Upon a Short Story

I am pleased to say I am well on my way to catching up from the weekend. Yesterday I wrote approximately 3,500 words! Today I intend to do the same…though I have successfully avoided writing all day and it is already 3:30. I have, however, submitted another short story to another magazine and sent outContinueContinue reading “Once Upon a Short Story”

Behind the Word Count. . . Again

My goal on Friday was to catch up on my word count. AND I DID! Over 4,000 words later, I was completely caught up. And then, of course, came the weekend. We had an Operation Christmas Child Packing Party on Saturday (packed 95 boxes!), which means I didn’t write anything that day and, because IContinueContinue reading “Behind the Word Count. . . Again”

Procrastination, Productivity, and Rejection

NanoWrimo Days 9 – 11: I’ll be honest. I didn’t write ANYTHING on the 9th. Which means all the “making up” I did for while I was gone over the weekend promptly disappeared. So, I’m around 3,000 words behind right now (maybe a little less – I did write 2,000ish yesterday!). In total, I amContinueContinue reading “Procrastination, Productivity, and Rejection”

NaNoWriMo Days 6 – 8

As mentioned in my previous post, my husband and I drove down to Florida for a wedding this past weekend. You know what that means? 24 hours in a car and lots of social interaction! Don’t get me wrong, it was fun, but it didn’t leave much time for writing. I am too scared toContinueContinue reading “NaNoWriMo Days 6 – 8”

NaNoWriMo Day 5: Epic progress

You thought you were going to escape my potential daily update, didn’t you? Well, you almost did. It IS 11:48 PM here, after all. We had a wedding in Florida today, and drove for 12 hours to get here in time for a family dinner. But I was prepared for this. Yesterday, I wrote .ContinueContinue reading “NaNoWriMo Day 5: Epic progress”

NaNoWriMo Day 4: All the Words

I wrote over 3,000 words yesterday! Okay, so it was purposeful since I will be on the road tomorrow and have significant doubts as to whether or not I’ll get ANY writing done, but I’m pretty pleased with my progress. I finally got through the hard part – writing about the little girl escaping fromContinueContinue reading “NaNoWriMo Day 4: All the Words”

NaNoWriMo Day 3: Slow but Sure?

I know, I said Day 3 and it’s technically Day 4, but I am updating you about the day before, so I’m technically still right. Yesterday, I once again waited until evening to get my words in, and then attempted to do them while watching a movie (without pressing pause) and through election results. NeedlessContinueContinue reading “NaNoWriMo Day 3: Slow but Sure?”