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NaNoWriMo Diary 2019: Week 5 & Review
NaNoWriMo has concluded. As a part of my diary series I’m covering the last several days of NaNo and looking back at the month. The experience is always a unique one and this one was no different. Here we go… … Continue reading
NaNoWriMo Diary 2019: Week 4
I’m continuing to share my NaNoWriMo month with everyone. There may be those who are wondering why. After all, I already won. The answer to that is contained in my diary for Week 4 below… Day 21: It’s Thursday and … Continue reading
NaNoWriMo Diary 2019: Week 3
I’m continuing to share my progress as I strive to draft a complete novel in a month. I’ve done it many times before so the outcome isn’t in much doubt, but I still wanted people to see what it requires … Continue reading
NaNoWriMo Diary, 2019: Week 2
I’m continuing to share my November experience writing a full novel in a month, not just the NaNoWriMo 50K. My expectation is Protecting the Pneuma Key will be about 120K. As a reminder: I live alone with Mr. Calvin, a … Continue reading
NaNoWriMo Diary, 2019: Week 1
I’m trying something a little different this NaNoWriMo. I thought I’d share a little of my experience as it happens. Keep in mind that I only work part time in the mornings and live alone so my distractions are fewer. … Continue reading
NaNo Planning … Not the Kind You’re Thinking
Every year I give what I believe is the best advice for NaNoWriMo. Sadly, I also see the results of those who either ignored the advice or didn’t hear it. It’s actually quite simple. Plan. No, not that kind. There … Continue reading
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NaNoWriMo Drafting Shadows
We’re inside the ten-day countdown to NaNoWriMo and I’m working hard on the narrative outline I started last weekend. There’s a strange division in my mind while I’m working on it. It’s as if part of my brain is pounding … Continue reading
Another NaNoWriMo, Another Antagonist
When it comes to racing clocks, October’s clock has long legs and the determination to reach November sooner than I can plan my way there. Tick-tock, tick tock. Another day, another task for planning my November drafting. Extensive background and character … Continue reading
My NaNoWriMo Self-Motivational Rant
It’s time for a talk with myself… Is it November yet? It feels like it given the way I’m racing the clock this month leading up to NaNoWriMo. For last year’s NaNo I wrote a sequel, which diminished my planning … Continue reading
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My Conflict Mix for NaNoWriMo
It’s October and outside the leaves are turning after our premature bought of freezing weather. Inside, I’ve become more serious about planning for my sixth NaNoWriMo. NaNo has become more about production, learning, and camaraderie than winning at this point. … Continue reading
