Welcome to Snippet Sunday on Darkling Dreams! Where writers come together to share a few sentences (8-10) of their current project — whether it’s a recently released novel, a WIP (work in progress), or an older manuscript that’s being revived. Intended to hook readers, gather feedback and build an author’s fan base, Snippet Sunday is the … Continue reading A Rustle and Clink (Snippet Sunday 12.4.16)
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Win Like A Warrior
Well, I did it. 30 days, 50,157 words after validating (50,177 words according to my Word doc), 118 pages, and 8 chapters. My first big November win is in the bag. I thought I wasn't going to make it a few times, thought of giving up a few times too. I prevailed and pushed through … Continue reading Win Like A Warrior
Final Days
Two days... Just two days left to NaNoWriMo. At this moment, I need 7,790 words in this two days to validate. It's doable, definitely doable with me. However, I have two work shifts during that time, neither of which are very kind to the productivity scale. I only managed about 1.1k on Monday because of work … Continue reading Final Days
Do You Even Care? (Snippet Sunday 11.27.16)
Welcome to Snippet Sunday on Darkling Dreams! Where writers come together to share a few sentences (8-10) of their current project — whether it’s a recently released novel, a WIP (work in progress), or an older manuscript that’s being revived. Intended to hook readers, gather feedback and build an author’s fan base, Snippet Sunday is the … Continue reading Do You Even Care? (Snippet Sunday 11.27.16)
Deception (Wednesday Words 11.23.16)
Welcome to a piece of Wednesday Word’s flash fiction on Darkling Dreams! A good friend of mine, P.T. Wyant, is doing a blog post every Wednesday called Wednesday Words with a new prompt for a bit of flash fiction writing, just to get in the habit of writing something, anything. (Even if said flash fiction is complete … Continue reading Deception (Wednesday Words 11.23.16)
The Final Stretch
We're in the final stretch of NaNoWriMo now. Just a week left. (I'm not counting today because it's nearly over now.) Are you panicking yet? I'm not, surprisingly. Not really at least. I am a little bit because I work the rest of this week -- yes, including Thanksgiving, retail sucks -- and I don't know … Continue reading The Final Stretch
Princess of Darkness (Snippet Sunday 11.20.16)
Welcome to Snippet Sunday on Darkling Dreams! Where writers come together to share a few sentences (8-10) of their current project — whether it’s a recently released novel, a WIP (work in progress), or an older manuscript that’s being revived. Intended to hook readers, gather feedback and build an author’s fan base, Snippet Sunday is the … Continue reading Princess of Darkness (Snippet Sunday 11.20.16)
Strange Churning Feelings (Snippet Sunday 11.13.16)
Welcome to Snippet Sunday on Darkling Dreams! Where writers come together to share a few sentences (8-10) of their current project — whether it’s a recently released novel, a WIP (work in progress), or an older manuscript that’s being revived. Intended to hook readers, gather feedback and build an author’s fan base, Snippet Sunday is the … Continue reading Strange Churning Feelings (Snippet Sunday 11.13.16)
Unexpected Greeting (Snippet Sunday 11.6.16)
Welcome to Snippet Sunday on Darkling Dreams! Where writers come together to share a few sentences (8-10) of their current project — whether it’s a recently released novel, a WIP (work in progress), or an older manuscript that’s being revived. Intended to hook readers, gather feedback and build an author’s fan base, Snippet Sunday is the … Continue reading Unexpected Greeting (Snippet Sunday 11.6.16)
Welcome To My Madness
So I took the plunge after all. I know I had been debating and debating over doing it and then my fingers suddenly decided for me at the last possible moments of October 31st that I was going for it despite everything. (More like an hour after midnight, because that's when I finally set the … Continue reading Welcome To My Madness
