NaNo: Using Tools When You Can!

As I mentioned before, I generally plan nothing when writing. Doing this with a short story is not so bad.  For an entire novel? Kinda difficult for me. It shoved me into lots of corners.  So this time, I decided to try and plan ahead.  I looked around on the internet (because I wanted to …

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Prepping for Battle

I've done NaNoWriMo technically twice, but last year I did not truly participate due to my mother-in-law passing away on November 2nd. However, last year I did do writing prep in October, and if you are curious about previous blogs, click here for a list of them. I won in 2014, but I wound up …

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Anyone there?

*peeps around the corner* Hello? Anyone there? *crickets* Ah well.  I have returned! And I apologize.  I've long been absent from my blog.  Starting a new job, and the hubby returning to school has been quite an adventure. A busy adventure that has left me falling asleep before 10 most nights.  Also, I've been reading …

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A Writing Prompt

This is Author Amanda McCormick's weekly writing prompt: Using a photo from Garett Photography, write whatever inspires you. I'm going to use these two, which are really lovely. (This is a scene which may go into my new book) The sun had almost set on the longest day of the year. The garden was bursting …

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Writing – Keeping up with goals

Hello guys! I think I was a bit exhausted after the A-Z challenge. I've barely blogged this month, so sorry about that. I shall now go back to at least once a week. Also, I should have about five book reviews to post soon. I'd really like feedback: What would you like to see on …

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Writing: When To Know Yourself

For all of us, word count goals are important.  For writers who have deadlines, they mean something different.  To a struggling writer, trying to get back to writing everyday, they mean quite a lot.  We all have goals we wish to met, whether it be on a blog, writing a novel, or over several different …

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Word Count for the Month of April

Hello everything! So, I'm hoping April showers will bring May Flowers... but for now, it's the last day of April, and I'm looking at my writing totals. I'm ecstatic. I wrote 14,348 words this month. I have no idea when the last time I wrote that much was.  Probably in undergrad with all my papers. …

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