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.
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
Only this morning, in a surprise move, the eldest of two stepsisters to our new princess and queen-to-be announced that she would be bringing charges against the village cobbler. The petition itself has not been made public as yet. However, this reporter has managed to ferret out a hint of the basis behind this latest … More STEPSISTER TO SUE LOCAL COBBLER… And an UPDATE on the Grimm Report Debacle.
Good Morning. I am writing this while I attempt to calm down so please forgive me if it sounds too harsh. I am a writer and I work very hard at it. I want my stories to be engaging and interesting. Anyone can write snappy tabloid garbage but it take real skill to insert innuendo … More A serious miscarriage of literature has occured today!
If you have not read PART 1 of this article, you may want to go do that first. This article is written in three parts and they are meant to be read in order. But you’re welcome to be a rebel and read this part first. Or you can go to the last part and … More Things I have learned about reading, about life, about me Part 2 of 3
JC Morrows 