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“My aim is to put down what I see and what I feel in the best and simplest way I can tell it.” Ernest Hemingway I recently lost my access to a computer. When I had my second child it became increasingly difficult to sit down at a computer and write - I quite frankly… Continue reading From Pen to Paper: Conquering the Challenges of Writing a Novel Without a Computer
It’s over for another year! Honestly, I did not do too well this year. I spoke about my obstacles in the last blog and nothing got overly better over the past week. For the first time in like… 10 years I did not complete NaNoWriMo. Feels crazy that I didn’t but it’s not the end… Continue reading NaNoWriMo Is Over Again!
Honestly, this month has been pure torture for my family. We went through a serious bout of RSV, felt okay for a few days and now we’ve been knocked out with gastro. My husband is diabetic, so we’ve had to be incredibly careful with him with gastro and we’ve been to the hospital and bed-ridden… Continue reading NaNoWriMo: When Nothing Goes To Plan
NaNoWriMo definitely did not start as expected! It officially kicked off last week right as I came down with a serious sinus infection. My son has been sick as well so it was not a productive time! I had planned out my time so well but all my planning fell to the wayside with the… Continue reading NaNoWriMo Weeks 1 & 2: My Reality
And just like that it’s the last day of November! It’s crazy to think that just 30 days ago I embarked on an ambitious journey to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days whilst studying and having a baby! I didn’t think I would get it done, but I managed to persevere and complete… Continue reading NaNoWriMo: Finishing Up
“You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.”Jack London It’s the second week of NaNoWriMo! It’s been really hard getting back into the groove and writing again, especially with a newborn! I didn’t manage to write much the first few days but I’m starting to get into a good… Continue reading Bring on NaNoWriMo!
“Don’t just plan to write — write. It is only by writing, not dreaming about it, that we develop our own style.”PD James It’s that time of the year again! I wasn’t sure if I was going to participate in NaNoWriMo this year, simply because of how crazy my 2021 has been (see my previous… Continue reading Prepping For NaNoWriMo 2021
“Be yourself. Let who you are, what you are, what you believe, shine through every sentence you write, every piece you finish.”John Jakes I am done! What an amazing feeling to be done! 50,000+ words written in one month and I have the first draft of my new novel completed! I hit 50,000 words on… Continue reading Finishing Up NaNoWriMo
"Worldbuilding can be a lot of work. I try to see where things are linked together—and also to keep mundane details in mind. Just those, put together, give you a kind of rudimentary skeleton to start hanging things on."Ann Leckie I am so close to the end! It’s within sight, within reach, and it is… Continue reading The Final Stretch
"Figure out what scenes make your story your story, and go from there. Use them as mile markers and find your way between them."Victoria Schwab 2 weeks down, week 3 come at me! Only a week and a half to go of smashing out this novel! It’s quite tricky getting all the words down and… Continue reading Getting Into the Nano Groove
Emilie Turner 