Every year, after the madness of November is over, I find myself riding on a high. I don’t know if it’s because I won Nano or because Nano is over, but every December, for some reason, I think myself invincible.
Turtleduck Press and Hidden Worlds
First of all, I apologize for the snow if it’s bothering you. I am physically incapable of ignoring the option to put falling snow on any website. Complaints may be taken to the Landsquid. Bring Cheez-Its with you. The Landsquid loves Cheez-Its.
The Changes of Nanowrimo
The dear people at the Office of Letters and Light have Nanowrimo pinned down to a tee. Week One – an exciting week where word counts ramp up. Week Two – where the momentum hits a brick wall. Week Three
Trying to Write Around Moving
Much earlier in the year, my husband and I decided it was time to move back to our home state. We’d had a lovely time in Cali, but anyone who has ever been there knows that it’s ridiculously expensive and
Thursday Round-up
On time this week! It’s been an interesting week on the interweb – enjoy! Science/Space Tesla’s Underlooked Genius The International Space Station Celebrates 10 Years Up-close look at the Space Shuttle Deep Impact Spacecraft About to Get Up-close View of
Beginnings
Starting yet another novel for Nano this year has reminded me how very much I hate beginnings. Somewhere out there, I have no doubt, is an author whose first lines are always poignant and gripping on the first try, whose
Nano Zen
In recent years, Nanowrimo has grown to such massivity that it’s impossible to keep up on the forums anymore, but back when I did, I noticed a fairly common phenomenon known as Plot Death. Plot Death goes a little like
NaNoWriMo – Is It Worth It?
Yes. Absolutely yes. At this point in the internet I think everyone who writes or is in some way related to writing is aware of the existence of Nano, no matter their opinion on the subject. I know agents and publishers
Story Soundtracks
My first ever novel attempt was in middle school. I started a few more in high school (the longest, I believe, is 18 pages) but I would always get bored and wander off in the middle, or frustrated by something,
The Epic Battle Against Short Stories
Any aspiring writer, once they get past the “Oh this is fun” stage into the “Oh, hey, maybe I could actually do something with this” stage, invariably starts reading writing advice. And, invariably, they come across something that will tell
