This is it. In more ways than one. The final days of Camp NaNo are here. Only three days left to write to get the win. Now is the time to push hard and commit yourself to losing sleep if you still have a long way to go. (I'm not the only one who does … Continue reading Final Days and Final Chapters
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Ready Or Not, Here Comes Camp NaNo
Does anyone remember me mentioning several times throughout the last three months that my plan was to finish Fated to Darkness before the start of Camp NaNo so I could use Camp to write Clockwork Heart? Well, regarding those plans, Camp NaNo is only three days away from starting now and... Holy shit there's only three … Continue reading Ready Or Not, Here Comes Camp NaNo
You Know You’re An Author When…
We authors do some strange things. We can hold full blown conversations with the characters in our heads. We have both disturbing and hilarious Google histories when it comes to research for our books. We'll sit down to write, end up on a roll, and then four hours later remember we've forgotten to eat or missed that appointment. We … Continue reading You Know You’re An Author When…
Still Computer-Less
Ugh. Just ugh. It has been a rough couple weeks since my last manageable post. So here I am -- was -- again, back at the library to schedule the Sunday Snippets since I'm still without a working computer. It really sucks, and I'm still such a lost puppy. I figured if I'm scheduling my snippets … Continue reading Still Computer-Less
A Light at the End of the Tunnel
I know, I know, I haven't had a post in a week now. I can only blame that on that fact I had another unexpected computer crash, same as what happened last November that left me computer-less for two months. I'm also blaming Mercury's Retrograde, because, well, I can. I'm not a happy camper. However, … Continue reading A Light at the End of the Tunnel
Writing, Roleplaying, and Roadblocks
"Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can see only as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way." -E.L. Doctorow There couldn't be a truer statement for writing. Well, there's a few others that are dead on accurate, but this one... This one is how … Continue reading Writing, Roleplaying, and Roadblocks