Category Archives: NaNoWriMo

Winning isn’t everything

Posted on November 29, 2017 by

Here I am again, the good side of NaNoWriMo’s finish line. I’m far from the first to cross it, and in just 2 more days, a few hundred thousand other writers across the globe will have joined us. It’s a … Continue reading →

Posted in Am writing, Fantasy, Kenning Magic, NaNoWriMo, YA Lit | Leave a comment

Quicksand in the “muddy middle”

Posted on November 24, 2017 by

A brief check-in: I’m a bit over 13K words short of my 50K goal, and have only 7 days left! And just when I needed them most, Grant Faulkner’s comforting words came via NaNoWriMo’s Pep Talk series: View the blank … Continue reading →

Posted in Am writing, Fantasy, Kenning Magic, NaNoWriMo, YA Lit | Tagged | Leave a comment

I insist it isn’t writer’s block

Posted on November 14, 2017 by

My readers should know by now that I’m two weeks (nearly half-way) into NaNoWriMo, working on the sequel to Kenning Magic. If you check the tiny calendar in the right widget bar, you’ll see that I’m making sporadic progress, although I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Am writing, Fantasy, NaNoWriMo | Tagged | 2 Comments

I step, once again, into madness

Posted on November 1, 2017 by

I hope my readers don’t mind a bit of hyperbole, which is what the title of this post is. I do, however, feel a bit insane to take on NaNoWriMo again, like an addiction I can’t shake. Yet it’s an … Continue reading →

Posted in Am writing, Fantasy, NaNoWriMo, YA Lit | 5 Comments

On the road paved with good intentions

Posted on October 23, 2017 by

Yes, yes, I know that in my last post I promised to blog more diligently. I can’t even say that I have a good excuse. 30 Rock disappeared from Netflix, and the vast window of time that opened up for … Continue reading →

Posted in NaNoWriMo | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Autumn begins

Posted on September 22, 2017 by

The equinox is as good a time as any to turn over a new (orange-colored) leaf and make promises to oneself. For me, these promises require more diligence with my writing and reading, whether for work or for myself. So … Continue reading →

Posted in Am reading, Am writing, Multicultural, NaNoWriMo | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Off on a new adventure

Posted on November 28, 2016 by

Some of you may already know that I’m heading north and west (as I write this), on a train across the US, from NYC to a small town in Washington State, just east of the Cascade Mountains. The train trip will … Continue reading →

Posted in Am writing, NaNoWriMo | 2 Comments