Coffee, elevators and food replicators

If you get a break in your writing go back and read some of the stuff you wrote. Pay particular attention to those moments in writing when you were typing away at a feverish pace and you really had no idea what you were saying. Trust me, while it may momentarily cause you to question [...]

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Let the novel writing begin!

So our little group of Wrimos started at midnight and wrote together until 2:00 a.m.  We were able to secure free space at the Wingate Hotel which was a lifesaver. While the pancakes and coffee were much appreciated last year at iHop, this was much more conducive to the writing process.
So my word count stands [...]

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The MacSpeech Dictate Debate

I would really like to try MacSpeech Dictate for writing my next novel but I worry that my mind, which has been collaborating with my fingers all these years, will reject the idea of working with a new partner, my voice. You see it isn’t a question of whether or not the software will [...]

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This Novelist Uses Storyist!

I recently downloaded Storyist for Mac and although I have only had limited time to test it out, I am thoroughly impressed with the features. It offers so much more than what I was previously working with. So far my favorite feature is the customizable character, setting and plot sheets. I also [...]

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Prepping for NaNoWriMo: Creating my Writing Space

Writing Studio & Creative Procrastination Station

NaNoWriMo provides me with so much more than thirty days of intense writing.  Pre-planning for NaNo is great becuase I get to do things that I put off throughout the year.  This year I am focused on creating my own personal writing space. For some reason I have always put [...]

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Countdown to NaNoWriMo

Today is the last day in September which means tomorrow brings the relaunch of the 2009 NaNoWriMo site!
My Co-ML and I began our preparations for this year’s event months ago. We have our write-ins scheduled and our locations reserved. We are prepared for the annual wipe of the forums and are ready to get posting [...]

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Reading “Blackbird”

I am currently reading Blackbird, a new NaNoWriMo novel by my friend Stacey Graham. I wanted to read it weeks ago but as I have been sick it has been difficult to concentrate on anything. I am hoping to be finished by Saturday when we meet up with our writer’s group. I have to [...]

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Happy New Year!

Just a quick post to ring in the new year. It has been some time since I wrote last…looks like I was just beginning NaNoWriMo…so here is a quick update:
Crossed the finished line on November 30th with just over 50,000 words. It was a struggle but I loved it. My third novel, currently [...]

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NaNoWriMo: Day Three

So it is the start of day three and I know I should be writing rather than blogging but I wanted to stop in and share my progress. The kick-off went well. We had ten people show. Five of us were returning from last year, one was an eight year (?) NaNoWriMo transplant who was [...]

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NaNoWriMo Approaches!

Here we are! Just a few hours left before launch. I hope all my friends have found a kick-off to attend tonight. It should be great fun! Good luck in your writing. Talk to you soon!

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