Happy NaNoWriMo season, writers! And so, regular readers and friends of this blog might know that NaNoWriMo is an event around here. I’ve been participating since nearly the beginning, and the first year I tried I got to 23K. Or something. Every year since, I declare a project, and THIS IS IT. Because am I really a writer if I can’t get to 50K in 30 days? (P.S. Yes, the answer is yes.) But anyway. I’ve never done it before.…
And so, how’s your writing going? Mine, well, is kinda working. Stick with me. I recently declared I’m writing nonfiction essays for NaNoWriMo. My best friend who is my husband is very excited about this. A writing project I might actually finish. We went out for dinner and stargazing and listening to the first music mix he gave me after our first date. We set out some writing rules for the month: I get the office at night. If I…
NaNoWriMo really is my favorite time of year. I woke up and declared my writing project. My idea to write 50,000 words in the month of November. National Novel Writing Month. And this year, I have a PLAN. How about you? Let’s be NaNoWriMo writing buddies. In order to get in the writing zone, I wanted to share this survey as a way to focus. NaNoWriMo tag questions from Natalia Leigh. 1. How many times have you participated in NaNoWriMo?…
If we were having coffee, I’d say that I haven’t linked up to the official weekendcoffeeshare in a while, so here I am. Hi. I have actually been trying to post this post since Friday, but bad weather has played with our internet connection and my nerves. Last week’s writing prompt was ROAD TRIP, thanks to my epic road trip over here. If you’re visiting for the first time, I post a writing prompt every week, and then share people’s…
I’m working through all of the stages. At once. Here’s a pep-talk from Christine. * While my blog, I’m Sick And So Are You, is a mere baby in the blog world, I am not a novice blogger. I’ve been around the block, as they say. I’ve had blogs in the past and have scribbled I don’t know how many tens of thousands of words on the walls of this here internet. The one thing I’ve never done as…
