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Tag Archives: Novel Writing
Just Checking In
Just a quick hello to let you know I am still in blog world. August has been an unusually hot and sticky month in my part of the world. The word is humid. I even went to my … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Lamott, Inspiration, Novel Writing, Quotes, William Butler Yeats, William Shakespeare
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How Bad is Your First Draft?
My continuing process of what to keep and what to let go, what to work on and what to toss, has brought me full circle back to writing. I’ve heard it said that if you are a writer you live … Continue reading
Let’s Talk About VOICE
Physical voice, personality voice, writer’s voice, character’s voice, artist’s voice – all coming out of the same person – but are they all the same? About six years ago, I took several writing classes including a year of novel-writing. The … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, Inspiration, Novel Writing, Writing, Writing Exercises
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Positive Quotes, Some Art
“Drag your thoughts away from your troubles… by the ears, by the heels, or any other way you can manage it.” ~Mark Twain 10-20-13 You’ve probably noticed that my Posts have been few and far between. Yes, I am on … Continue reading
Update – Novel Draft : BIG Edits
What’s your opinion of first drafts? Back in October 2012 I hand-wrote my version of the Na No Wri novel. Here’s the past posts if you are interested in knowing more. (My Version of Na No Wri Mo; NaNoWri Week … Continue reading
Update: Na No:Characters & more
Some of you might wonder what happened to the 25,000-plus-words-Na No-challenge-novel I wrote in October. Well, I have been busy trying to bring into focus the characters, especially children, in my novel. Read this old book from my great-aunt’s belongings … Continue reading
Na No Wri: Made Goal
Made Goal: 25,132 words written during the month of October, 2012. Thanks for all the comments and encouragement this month. I’ll write more on the weekend. Yeah!!
Na No Wri: Week 4 Results
Week 1: 5906 Words Week 2: 5438 Week 3: 5445 The long stretch into Week 4 of my version of the Na No Wri challenge… My goal: 25,000 words in 30 days + 1. WEEK 4 results: Date … Continue reading
Na No Writ:Week 3 Results
Week One: 5906 Words Week Two: 5438 Words October 21, 2012: Week Three Results My version of Na No Wri Mo novel-writing challenge (25,000 words in 30 days). Date … Continue reading
Na No Wri: Week Two Results
October 2012: Week Two Results My version of the Na No Wri Mo novel-writing challenge (25,000 words in 30 days) Date Word Count … Continue reading