Fantasy Author - I create worlds just for my characters. I am a Dreamer, an avid Reader and I am Starbucks Obsessed!
Well, I guess we won’t be seeing a return of the app that gave us “Christmas magic” from our fun red Starbucks cups. While I appreciate that Starbucks enjoys changing with the times, my children will be heartbroken once again. I have to admit I’m a little heartbroken too… Last year I could not adequately … More This one’s not about NaNoWriMo.
Fair warning… 90% of my posts for the next 29 days will be #NaNoWriMo-related. This morning, I forced myself to get up at a “decent” hour, fixed coffee and I even got out of my pajamas. Then I sat down to write. Yes…I have to make myself get out of my comfy PJs. Don’t you? … More 600 words in an hour then 250 in 10 minutes…
OK. I’m crazy. Yes. I am a lunatic. But hey, I can’t help it. I tend to jump right in and do crazy things to support my friends! My dear friend entered this challenge today and I decided I would too, if only to support her. (You can follow her BLOG too!) You can join … More Dee, this is all your Fault.
Writers start your computers… 3… 2… 1… WRITE! What are you writing about this year? Are you going for 50,000 or would you be content to get 10,000? Is this your first year or have you been writing in NaNoWriMo for 5 years, 7, since the beginning? How do you deal with writer’s block (if … More Let the Writing BEGIN! NaNoWriMo has officially begun here!
Originally posted on I Write, I Read (I Do Other Less Interesting Things):
That time every year when the days get shorter, the nights grow longer, and through and in it all, new and old writers alike sit down to churn out words upon words, and in the process make novels, all out of dreams and…
I’m going to keep anyone who is interested updated on my progress in the October writing challenge: NaNoWarmup here! So keep watch! 10/01/13 – 1079 words! 10/02/13 – 1887 (That’s 808 for today) 10/03/13 – 2937 (That’s 1,050 today) WHOO! 10/04/13 – 3500 (563…not bad at all) 10/05/13 – 4525 (1,025. ahead again. YAY!) 10/06/13 … More Daily word count for NaNoWriMo WarmUp: UPDATED
A Girl, A Creepy House, A Challenge: Will Fear win out over God’s Love? She’s walked by that house every day since she was ten. The kids in the neighborhood insist it’s haunted or that an old, evil witch lives there. But she accepted a challenge and she never backs down from a challenge. Will … More Sneak Peek at my NaNoWarmUp Story!
Are you signed up for NaNoWriMo? Is 50,000 words a bit daunting for you? Or could you use a warmup? If you answered yes to any of the questions above, Check this out! I’m doin it! I will be posting on this blog about my word count, updates and even sneak peeks of the novel! … More Have you heard about NaNoWriMo WarmUp?
It sounds easy doesn’t it? It’s NOT! Just over 2 years ago, I started writing the Andarii Chronicles. I woke up one morning from the most intriguing dream I’ve ever had and I couldn’t wait to tell someone about it. When I did, she said “You should write about that. It would make a great … More YES! That easy… and That Hard!
– You can not write simply to get the ending you “like”. It doesn’t work that way. A writer will be the first one to tell you that they write the story but they don’t always get to dictate where the story goes. A story often has a mind of it’s own and you … More Hard Lessons learned about Writing and Life
JC Morrows 