Writing

  • Camp NaNoWriMo – Midpoint

    There is a novella that I should be working on right now. A high powered CEO has mysteriously dropped dead and an expensive commonly used program is being blamed. Instead of upping my word count, I am blogging while watching the LA Galaxy lose to Orlando FC (Half time and Orlando is in the lead…

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  • The Inkblotters

    The Inkblotters

    My love/hate relationship with social media continues. Some days, I am very proactive in updating my accounts and letting others know about my different writing projects. Other days, there is radio silence. During one of my proactive days, a dear friend of mine (who also happens to be a writer) asked if I would be…

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  • Current Word Count: 10,670 I added less than 400 today. It was just an extremely busy day filled with time with friends and even a 5k race.  I am not going to beat myself up over it. Instead, I’m going to get myself to bed and catch up tomorrow.  Write On! 

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  • NaNoWriMo Day 4: Art & Pain

    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,…

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  • NaNoWriMo Day 2: Handwritten vs Type

    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…

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  • NaNoWriMo: Day 1

    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…

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  • NaNo Nears: Final Minutes 

    It’s almost here. While most of my friends were handing out candy or taking their children trick or treating, I have been staring at the clock in anticipation.  In 15 minutes the mad race to complete a novel in 30 days will begin.  This year is unlike any other for me. For the first time,…

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  • 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…

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  • The Monster

    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,…

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  • The Feel of Paper

    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,…

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