The last update for my NaNoWriMo2020 project!
NaNoWriMo Update #4
NaNoWriMo Update #3
Guess what it is - it's time for update no. 3! My project is currently sitting at around 27,5k words, which is just over halfway in terms of what NaNo is supposed to be (50k), but probably even closer to finished in reality. My plan was always that this was going to be a novella,... Continue Reading →
New Habits – New Writing
In a stupid COVID-19 turn of events, my life's suddenly been turned upside down. The thing is, I like to workout. I've been lucky enough to have access to a small gym that's operated by my job. Which means that we've been allowed to keep it open almost continually through lockdown (with the exception of... Continue Reading →
NaNoWriMo Update #1
Well - this certainly took an unexpected turn. Today we're seven days in - and I'm at 9k words. That means that I'm going to have to pick it up if I want to be able to hit 50k by the end of the month (unless my novella is done before I reach that number),... Continue Reading →
Preparing for NaNoWriMo!
It's finally here! NaNoWriMo 2020 is upon us! Tomorrow, all hell breaks loose... I'm super excited. No, really. The first year I did it (2018) I was testing myself. I bent the rules and wrote as much as I could in a week rather than a month. The next year I tried to do it... Continue Reading →
NaNoWriMo – What Is It & Why Should You Do It?
NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month, and according to the internet it is this: "An annual Internet-based creative writing project that takes place during the month of November. Participants attempt to write a 50,000-word manuscript between November 1 and November 30." Basically, you try to write a novel in a month. It's a challenge,... Continue Reading →
A Collection of Writer’s Resources
Check out my collection of writer's resources!
All About That Pace
I've been running a lot this year. Never really done it before and I never knew how complex it is. One of my running friends is a writer as well - which got us talking about pacing. All writers pace themselves differently. Some books are long and drawn out, going slow and steady. Some are... Continue Reading →
People’s Opinions – The Motivation Killer
"You're really spending a lot of time with that writing?" I've wanted to write about this for a while now. It's been on my mind for ages and though it usually never bothers me at all, these little comments keep gnawing at me. So I'm warning you, this might end up being a Rant©, but... Continue Reading →
What I learned From Writing Short Stories – Rethinking My Approach to Fiction
Due to waiting for feedback on a novel, doing revisions and editing on others, and in general trying to hold off on starting too many big new projects (because I need to also publish them at some point), I've written a lot of short stories this year. In fact, in the last 3 months I've... Continue Reading →
