I guess I’m feeling bad about not blogging more about my writing–thus the sudden deluge of entries. So far this week I’ve written 2,000 words. My secret? It really is about getting my butt in the chair and hands on the keyboard. I forget which famous writer said that–Nora Roberts maybe? Anyway, it’s working. So […]
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Has it really been this long?
Has it really been this long since I’ve written in my writing blog? Yes, unfortunately, yes it has. Well lots has happened since I last wrote. I started a new novel–a contemporary inspirational and have struggled along with it for months. I don’t like talking about the struggles, but they are part of the writing […]
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Writing is hard work and so is the editing process or so it should be. Why then am I enjoying editing my work so much?
Continue readingMorning and Writing
I woke at 5:08 a.m. I couldn’t go back to sleep so I got up, went into my computer room and started editing the book I wrote for NaNoWriMo 2016. NaNoWriMo is National Novel Writing Month. I attempted it for the first time last year. It is supposed to take participants four weeks to write […]
Continue readingMeeting Kevin Spall from Thomson-Shore
Met Kevin Spall from Thomson-Shore books Saturday. What a pleasure it was to pitch my book for the first time.
Continue readingNaNoWriMo 2016
I was determined to start and finish a 40,000 word novel during the NaNoWriMo month of November 2016. I didn’t do it. Instead of taking me one month or 4 weeks to write a novel it took me 6 weeks. I’ve basked in this accomplishment for far too long. Last night I thought about starting […]
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