While I really wanted to do and complete the 50k challenge of NaNoWriMo this year, I have let it go. With my first half marathon (see my fitness blog) on the horizon and everything else going on, it just didn’t … Continue reading
Not really, but it is going to be a big part of my life through the end of November. This is my fifth year doing the challenge and I love it. Having to write 50,000 words in a 30 day … Continue reading
It’s almost that time of the year again, fellow writers! I’m speaking of that thirty day period in which we scribes type our little fingers off in order to get 50,000 words written. I don’t know about you, but I’m … Continue reading
December 20. Beyond Avoidance. What should you have done this year but didn’t because you were too scared, worried, unsure, busy or otherwise deterred from doing? (Bonus: Will you do it?) (Author: Jake Nickell) Two things come to mind in … Continue reading
December 7. Community. Where have you discovered community, online or otherwise, in 2010? What community would you like to join, create or more deeply connect with in 2011? (Author: Cali Harris) I’m a big fan of online communities. I’ve been … Continue reading
As of last night, I completed the 2010 NaNoWriMo challenge and became a winner. It is so great to know that I took on the challenge and made it all the way to the end. I also “won” last year, … Continue reading
Looking a few days ahead to the coming month, I see that November will be quite a busy one. Not only do I have NaNoWriMo (which I hope I am ready for since I haven’t been doing as much prep … Continue reading
It’s about that time of the year again…the time of year when thousands of writers spend countless hours day and night tapping away at their keyboards and downing cup after cup of coffee or tea. That’s right, NaNoWriMo 2010 is … Continue reading
Some of you may or may not be aware that I have been working on a novel based upon a true murder that took place in Asheville, North Carolina in July 1936. The crime in question is that of the … Continue reading
November is NaNoWriMo where crazy writers like myself take on the challenge to write 50,000 words in 30 days. Now, April is Script Frenzy, the sister event to NaNo. This challenge is to write 100 pages of script in 30 … Continue reading