First 12,500 words. Last night I hit 25,000 words, orĀ 25,969 (nice) to be exact! I'm halfway there and though I'm a little bit behind my goal of hitting 50k by the 20th, I think I can still make it (especially if I keep on ignoring Vacancy). There have been a few weird days, but also… Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2018 – 25,000 Words (The Halfway Mark!)
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Blogoween Day 27 – An Interlude
So big fail yesterday, I actually completely FORGOT to post, I don't know how, but by the time I remembered, it was too late, SO I'm hoping to get out a bonus post at some point this weekend. But for today, a quick musical interlude. A dude I love has released a new song just… Continue reading Blogoween Day 27 – An Interlude
Blogoween Day 13 – Spooky NaNo Prep
I don't think there's anything particularly spooky about National Novel Writing Month except maybe the bone-crushing fear of taking on such a terrifying task or the horror of putting yourself through a grueling 30 days of writing to reach 50k words. But unless you're writing horror, or a thriller, or darker paranormal stuff, or real-life… Continue reading Blogoween Day 13 – Spooky NaNo Prep
It’s Almost October, And You Know What That Means…
Actually, I've given exactly zero indication that October will be anything special, but now you know! Of course, October is always special because IT'S HALLOWEEN, but I haven't really been ramping up this year like I have in the past. I missed pre-pre-pre and pre-pre Halloween, and it's the end of September, and no, past… Continue reading It’s Almost October, And You Know What That Means…
A Short Story About Misplaced Nostalgia
Sometimes, because the human brain is imperfect and possibly glitchy due to some kinks in the simulation, we get songs stuck in our heads. And some of those sometimes, we get not a whole song, but a snippet of a song stuck on repeat indeed like a broken record. And even fewer times than all… Continue reading A Short Story About Misplaced Nostalgia
Just A Little Something About Your Voice
When I was in college I took a few writing-centered courses. I was in my late teens/early twenties and developing my "voice," as one does, and learning through practice. I tried to write like someone who knew what they were talking about, but that didn't really feel very good, so instead I focused on what… Continue reading Just A Little Something About Your Voice
Camp NaNoWriMo: 20k Words, Obstacles, and Achievements
Well, it's Thursday and my post today should have been a Vacancy podcast, but I did not get that done this week! I have had quite a busy past few days, but with what is unimportant, it would all be excuses anyway. The fact of the matter is, I failed at keeping up with the… Continue reading Camp NaNoWriMo: 20k Words, Obstacles, and Achievements
Camp NaNoWriMo: An Evaluation of 10k Words
Today is day six of Camp NaNoWriMo. I haven't written yet today, but I have completed 10,079 words so far, so I've already surpassed how many words I'd need by the end of today (9677) to stay on track for 50k by month's end (I think this book will end up a fair bit over… Continue reading Camp NaNoWriMo: An Evaluation of 10k Words
A Vacancy Update – Season One End And Where It’s Going
After posting the season one finale ofĀ VacancyĀ at 11:30pm on a Monday, my scheduled release day, for the 15th time in a row, I'm sitting here feeling very fucking pleased with myself. After 6 months, 25 parts, and about 40,000 words, I actually, like, finished something. Well, sorta. But first of all, for those of you… Continue reading A Vacancy Update – Season One End And Where It’s Going
Plotting v Pantsing
I've got a project that I'll be working on in July (maybe for NaNo???), and for the first time possibly ever I'm sitting down and really, truly, honest-to-goodness-ly plotting my ass off. Now, Dear Reader, usually I'm the kind of writer who flies by the seat of her pants. A pantser, if you will. I… Continue reading Plotting v Pantsing
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