As most of you know, I am participating in NaNoWriMo again this year. I’m also trying something a little different. I’m going to do a daily writing blog to talk about my writing schedule, what has worked and what hasn’t. The dailies won’t be as comprehensive as my normal weekly blog but I’m hoping that by doing so I’ll have a better understanding of my own writing and you might get a inside peek of how I do things. I’ve noticed in the last while that when I’ve got a big project going, I’m able to focus on it and really get the work done. My problem always seems to be that when the project is finished, I sit back […]
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NaNoWriMo – Day 2
I didn’t get as much written this morning as I did yesterday. Yesterday I had over 600 words before I left for work. Today is was slightly over 200. I attribute part of that to the preplotting I’ve done. The beginning of the story is MUCH clearer than the stuff that comes after (yes, that includes chapter 2). The story veered away from the plotting very slightly but enough that I had to think of ways to bring it back on track. I believe I’ve done that now so it’s back to work. I wrote a lot more dialogue this time than I have in some of my past stories. That’s partially because, as much as I can write some […]
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As you know, I normally post once per week, but this is a special month so I will be posting more often. What is so special you might ask and I’ll happily tell you. It is National Novel Writing Month or NaNoWriMo. Every year for the past several years a growing group of crazed writers get together virtually to try their collective hands at writing a 50,000 word novel in 30 days. The novel doesn’t have to be high art or even good. It just needs to be written. So why bother? Well, quite simply, you can’t edit words that don’t ever get written on the page. You also can’t get better unless you practice. Both are great reasons to […]
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As you have probably heard by now, I have sold my YA novel, “Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero” to Five Rivers Publishing (http://bit.ly/aNgS3j). I don’t think I need to tell you all how happy I am to be able to make the announcement. Truth be told, I’m still in a bit of shock. So, what’s next? Obviously, I will be editing the book prior to it being published. But what else? I will continue to write, of course, but I’m also going to be doing everything I can to be ready for the launch. That means spending as much time as I can promoting myself and my book’s pending launch. It’s a pretty daunting task, but I’m really looking forward to […]
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