Current Word Count: 10,317 It’s been one of the toughest weeks in my years as a writer. NaNoWriMo started, I did a write in, cracked 10,000 words and through it all dealt with some really heavy personal issues. There were times when I dove into writing to hide from my problems. Avoiding the truth aboutreality, … More NaNoWriMo Day 4: Art & Pain
Current Word Count: 9,136 Today was one of those days were I truly had to wrestle for every word committed to page. Work was tough and sapped the energy out of me. During my lunch I stared at blank sheets of paper and an empty iPad screen. However, nothing happened. By the time I got … More NaNoWriMo Day 3: Wrestling for Words
Current Word Count: 7,434 It was my goal to hit 10,000 words today but I was not able to do it. I will try again tomorrow. Yesterday I was plowing through the words. I destroyed my word count and was excited to see how many words I could churn out today. However, I just could … More NaNoWriMo Day 2: Handwritten vs Type
Current Word Count: 5,314 No, that is not a typo that is my actual word count for today. Day 1 of NaNoWriMo is drawing to a close and as promised, I am blogging my progress throughout the month. I started writing at midnight on my PHONE of all devices. As anxious as I felt in … More NaNoWriMo: Day 1
For many years as a writer, I was what most people would call a “Pantser.” There were no outlines, or character charts for me. I wrote by the seat of my pants. Once I had a good idea, I would just start writing. When I learned of writing software like, Scrivener, my writing life changed … More NaNo Nears: Planning vs Pantsing
I stared at the store shelf in awe of what I saw. Another book published by a prolific and well known author. Recently, I had mentioned to a friend that this author releases new novels on a regular basis, and by regular I mean every few months. It is worth noting that after that conversation, … More The Monster
A little more than a month ago, I stepped away from my blogging life. This time away was intentional as there were so many things going on in my personal and professional life, it all came through in my writing. These were things I did not want to share with the world. As such, my … More Blogging Return
Traveling has finally caught up to me. I am behind by one post and so this will not be my only post for the day. I ❤ Technology! Like in the way some people love a certain band, writer or artist. I love it. Any time some new device is introduced to the general public, … More The Feel of Paper
My thoughts on Harper Lee and To Kill A Mockingbird. I Am PhoebeJane | Flashback Friday: To Kill A Mockingbird
The sky turned a beautiful orange, pink and purple. The clouds swirled by in thick green whisps. It would have all looked pretty amazing, if it was not deadly. Parents saw the puffy green clouds and started rushing their children indooors. Office drones that first noticed the clouds spread the words throughout the cubicles. It was … More The Rains
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