Saturday Afternoon, 34°F and foggy Listening to Emerson, Lake & Palmer—Tarkus A confession: The first time I heard about NaNoWriMo I was skeptical. I had been fussing over a manuscript for more than a year and couldn’t imagine what anyone would get out of writing a novel in 30 days. Then, on November 2, 2007, I… Continue Reading I Answer the Most Annoying Questions about NaNoWriMo
Friday morning, 38° and sunny Listening to Whitney, Red Moon (about my years doing NaNoWriMo) All this time I’ve been saying 2016 was my ninth NaNoWriMo. I just realized it’s my tenth. And my lifetime Nanowrimo word count is over 500k. How did this even happen? *scurries off to correct previous NaNoWriMo posts* Cover… Continue Reading I was wrong
Tuesday evening, 73° and hazy Listening to Led Zeppelin, The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair Why I’m Editing Through NaNoWriMo I thought quite a lot about how I would approach NaNoWriMo 2016, and didn’t settle on a decision until late last night. This will be my ninth tenth NaNoWriMo. For the last… Continue Reading NaNoWriMo Rebel
Monday night, 41° and cloudy Listening to Hiss Golden Messenger, Like a Mirror Loves a Hammer NaNoWrimo starts in one week And oh boy do I have a NaNoWriMo dilemma. November is when I till the soil and plant the seeds of my novels. I’ve won NaNoWriMo every year since my first attempt in 2007. Don’t hate me.… Continue Reading My NaNoWriMo Dilemma