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Writers: Just Use “Said”, Please!
Shortly after the end of spring semester, I started getting the fantasy itch – after all of the nonfiction reading I’d been doing, I needed something with orcs, elves, and swords. Along with installing Baldur’s Gate and Baldur’s Gate 2 … Continue reading
Term Paper Woes
It’s that time of the semester again – that is, close to its end. I think just about anyone who’s done the whole college thing would say that the end of the semester, the last few weeks, are the worst. … Continue reading
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Book bits: The longest sentence ever?
I’m still working my way through The Pale Horseman by Cornwell, and am now about halfway through it. (As can probably be guessed, the Potter series has been consuming a large amount of my reading time!) I’m enjoying The Pale … Continue reading
NaNoWriMo: My steam has disappeared
Well, when the NaNoWriMo month started, I had a lot of energy and momentum in writing my novel. However, when Week Two was well under way, exactly what No Plot? No Problem! predicted had happened: my steam disappeared. The “wow!” … Continue reading
A picture is worth 1000 words, right?
So I was thinking… a picture is worth 1000 words, right? In my novel, there’s a lot of different places that readers* will need to be able to see on a map, to help them make sense of the story**. … Continue reading
A NaNoWriMo novel update
If you take a looksie in the sidebar, you’ll see my NaNoWriMo word count thus far. As of the writing of this post, it’s 5263. I was able to punch out about 1500 words tonight, after slacking for the most … Continue reading
A few tips for NaNoWriMo writers
I’ve received a couple of tips from people about how to make the whole novel-writing process go a bit smoother for NaNoWriMo. Here they are, as well as a couple that I’ve thought of. Find some music you love, crank … Continue reading
Writing with wreckless abandon
Just a bit of an update on my novel-writing for NaNoWriMo. I’m finding that after my initial burst of “let’s go!”, I’ve slowed down tremendously. It’s November 3, and Google Docs is telling me that I’ve only written 2180 words. … Continue reading
The first day of novel writing – NaNoWriMo
Today was the first day of NaNoWriMo. I didn’t get done as much as I’d hoped to on the first day: just around 1000 words. I was really hoping to hit 2000 – 2500 today to get a decent jumpstart. … Continue reading