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”
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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?”
NaNoWriMo Day 2: Painful Progress
Despite writing now being my full-time job, I managed to put off writing my NaNo words yesterday until late. My husband was delighted to be able to make jokes about me “having one job” and “working overtime”. I SQUEEZED out like 500 words before dinner, and then, while having dinner and playing a game, managedContinueContinue reading “NaNoWriMo Day 2: Painful Progress”
National Novel Writing Month: It Begins
I know my weekly post isn’t due until Wednesday, but guess what? It’s National Novel Writing Month! And you all know that means I always blog more than usual. So, I’ve decided to forego the “proper” technique of doing blog posts on a schedule for the month and post as much as I want toContinueContinue reading “National Novel Writing Month: It Begins”
What I didn’t know about Querying
We surveyed the kitchen and looked at each other with our dismal future reflecting in each other’s eyes. “What should we do?” my brother asked. My sister and I shook our head. Anything had to be better than this. Plates, cups, silverware, pots, pans, and food everywhere. Sometimes, Easter dinner just wasn’t worth it. EspeciallyContinueContinue reading “What I didn’t know about Querying”
Finding Raspberries
“Raspberries! Raspberries!” The general cry of delight was enough for Papa to stop the suburban on our way to town so that we could scramble out. Living deep in the forest, an hour or two from any civilization, had its perks. If you have never experienced a wild raspberry plucked straight from a bush inContinueContinue reading “Finding Raspberries”
Redefining Success
It’s been awhile since I’ve spoken about writing. There’s a reason for this. I felt like all I did for awhile there was whine. I whined so much about how hard it was to adjust to my new life, that I was sick of even thinking about my own whining, let alone writing about it.ContinueContinue reading “Redefining Success”
Forest Idylls 