Short Story December
The NaNo dust has settled. In the end, there were 143,867 words written in November that produced a novel. In editing there’ll be plenty of cutting, but there are a Continue Reading →
Tag Archives: fiction
NaNo Update: A Little Self-Congratulations
The last thing I was expecting a month ago was that this blog post would be about achieving, about setting an insane goal and attaining it. Instead, I thought it’d Continue Reading →
NaNo Update: A Sense of Urgency
Early morning. Thanksgiving Day in the United States and I’m preparing to add to my word count until around noon when I’ll get ready and head off for a big Continue Reading →
NaNo Update: Loving Scrivener Themes
I’m—in—love. I’m talking about Scrivener Version 3.1.1, especially its themes. From a writing perspective themes might not be the app’s most important feature, but for someone who’s been in love Continue Reading →
NaNo Update: Rolling Over Speed Bumps
The first week of NaNoWriMo ends and the infamous Week 2 begins. It’s never claimed me as a victim, but that doesn’t mean I don’t recognize its malevolent self. I Continue Reading →
NaNo Update – The Advantage of Editing Experience
Here we go. The first of thirty days of NaNoWriMo when we do the best we can with our word count, make 50K for the win, or even draft an Continue Reading →
The Best Non-Writing NaNoWriMo Advice
If your intentions for NaNoWriMo are to try it out and not worry about word count, then this post might not apply to you. Otherwise, if you want to reach Continue Reading →
World of Ontyre: Special NaNo Edition 3
Because NaNoWriMo fast approaches I’ve shared how planning was the building blocks to enriching my novels. More specifically, I’m talking about planning for a fantasy novel. For me that means Continue Reading →
The Visual Know: A Map for NaNoWriMo
Another year. Another NaNoWriMo. Another pitch on my part to inspire writers to pen their fantasy novels using a map. Yes, a map. Here I go again talking about maps Continue Reading →
World of Ontyre: Special NaNo Edition 2
It’s NaNoWriMo prep season and I’m revisiting select World of Ontyre location posts to provide a different perspective. In those posts I gave basic information about certain locations or regions, Continue Reading →