I’m going to start this post with a little personal update. I said at the beginning of this NaNo that I was going to go for a stretch goal, but wouldn’t be disappointed if I didn’t quite make it. Continue reading
Tag Archives: NaNoWriMo
Welcome to the End
Yes, this is technically a day early. I know.
But because there won’t be anything posted tomorrow: Welcome to the end of NaNoWriMo. Continue reading
Sprints and Marathons
And why you stretch before you go reaching for that metaphor. Continue reading
NaNoWriMo and the Mushy Middle
It’s now about halfway through NaNo, give or take a few days. I won’t talk about how many words should or shouldn’t have been written by now. Honestly it doesn’t matter – as long as you’ve learned something new by this point in the month, that’s really the only thing that matters. Continue reading
The First Week is Over
First week is done. It’s over now. Time to put it behind you. At this point – brace yourself, I’m about to mention wordcounts – you should have written about 11,669. Continue reading
Welcome to the First Day
It’s the first day of NaNoWriMo. As usual, I’m writing all of these in advance so I don’t have to worry about them while I overload myself with other writing. Continue reading
NaNoWriMo Approaches Again
Yes, it’s that time again. If you’re anything like me it sort of crept up on you, too. 2017 has been … well, let’s just say we’ve all had a bit more to think about than just an arbitrary writing event. Continue reading
Whisper of the Heart and the First Draft
Full disclosure: I wrote all these NaNoWriMo posts before November. Actually, as I start this last one, it’s the 10th of October. I might be a little bit overenthusiastic about writing, but I’m not quite keen enough to add another 1500-2000 words to every week in NaNo. Continue reading
Learning as a Writer
Teaching anything creative is very hard. Almost as hard, in fact, as learning something creative. Continue reading
Don’t Join the Suffering
Welcome to the second week of NaNoWriMo. By now, most of us probably have an idea how our Novembers are going to shake out. Maybe you’re still flying high on the first week motivation, maybe you’ve met a few roadblocks along the way. Maybe things have taken a sharp left turn and now you’re scrambling to redo all your outlines before you run out of plot. Continue reading
Whimsy and Metaphor 