I’m so excited to have completed 50,000 words in twenty nine days. In the week prior to November, I had an additional 7,000 words, so I’m now about 30 to 40,000 words from my goal of 90,000 to 100,000 words. Phew. Lots of zeros. What I take away from NaNoWriMo (every year.) 1. Deadlines and peer pressure help me get the job done. It’s true. Sometimes I need a little push to get past what distracts me. And the thought of “failing” to complete 50,000 words is what I personally needed. 2. Writing without self-editing really works. You get more DONE. It might not be the highest quality, but you’ll...
Guest post today for Christina Nelson – Confessions of an ADD writer
Check out Christina Suzann Nelson’s blog – she’s fabulous and she allowed me to guest blog today about how my array of passions play into my writing career.
Nearing the end of NaNoWriMo
The month of November is drawing to a close. Turkey dinners have come and gone. Turkey sandwiches are soon to be made. For those writers who dared enter into NaNoWriMo land, the clock is running out. Shout outs to Sondra for completing 50,000 words way early! Congrats already to Heather and Jessica for their progress! It is a big deal to write a big chunk of your novel and take it from concept to reality. For me, I’m plugging along as well as can be expected. Some days I’m way ahead, some days I fall behind. I have 5,000 more words to complete my goal of 50,000 words in the...
100 Gifts Week – Of dreaming and long drives
This week, I’m focusing on a lot of things that I’m thankful for. Please, in the comments, share even the smallest gifts that you’ve noticed today. This will be the final installment for this week – but I continue to write gifts each day so I’m constantly seeing God’s presence. Give it a try! new jobs for friends discovering new favorite songs via pandora praying for a person you don’t know a warm house a break in the rain for a commute looking forward to a meeting utilizing technology my day job my night job (fiction) dreaming in novel scenes trying to sleep in to dream of more scenes doggie footprints...
100 Gifts Week – Of family gatherings and day planners
This week, I’m focusing on a lot of things that I’m thankful for. Please, in the comments, share even the smallest gifts that you’ve noticed today. family gathering together using event planning experience for good old, classic 50s music a vehicle that gets me place to place being a reference for friends looking for jobs bursting with ideas late into the night a notebook and pen on the nightstand serving at church in areas I love being able to blog going through my blog and re-living the past two years digital scrapbooks my day planner winkflash – keeping photos stored in one location a fresh look at an old novel using...