I've been writing all my life. I think just about every writer/author will tell you that. We write long before we are published. The publication part just lets the rest of the world know that we are writers. I've been a romance writer for most of that time. Actually I've been a romance reader ALL... Continue Reading →
NaNoWriMo 2014 – Preparation
That's right! I am one of the crazy people doing NaNoWriMo again this year. Only I don't happen to think it's so nuts. Banging out the first draft rapid-fire really meshes well with my own personal writing style. Once I get the guts on paper then I go in and do surgery. Editing and 2nd,... Continue Reading →
NaNoWriMo 2013 Winner!!!
It's official. I am a NaNoWriMo Winner (National Novel Writing Month)! This means I wrote a 50,000 word novel in the month of November (~200 pages). Congrats to all the other winners and participants! What an accomplishment. 🙂 This being my first year trying NaNoWriMo, I thought I'd go into my experience of it a... Continue Reading →
NaNoWriMo Progress Report
I'm a little over 1/2 way through NaNoWriMo. For those who don't know what it is, November is National Novel Writing Month, and authors can challenge themselves to write a full 50,000 word novel, from start to finish, during the month. My Progress Last week I posted about the book I'm writing - Andromeda's Fall... Continue Reading →
2013 NaNoWriMo Challenge – I Accept. Do You?
Calling all of my readers who have expressed to me that they are aspiring writers but just never quite started or never quite finished that first book. Now's your big chance! What is NaNoWriMo? November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). NaNoWriMo is also a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to creative writing. On November 1, participants... Continue Reading →