Hi all, I'm combining several writing updates because, to be honest, I didn't get a whole lot done in the beginning of the year. In December, I finished the rough draft of my short story "Root Bound." And then I sat on it for a while. This is often recommended before you revise, but I… Continue reading Writing Update: January – March 2020
The #NaNoWriMo crash was real guys. After thinking about writing (if not always actually writing) every day in November, and obsessively tracking my word counts, my brain checked out a bit in December. Between that and the holidays, not a lot of words were written. However, the few words that were written were significant in… Continue reading Writing Update: December 2019
And just like that, NaNoWriMo 2019 is over. It's the last week (+ two bonus days.) As always, this week overlaps with the Thanksgiving holiday, which means family and food and probably a bit less writing time for most. Before I reflect on NaNo as a whole, I'll recap this week's progress. I started this… Continue reading #NaNoWriMo 2019 – Week Four Progress
It's been a week. A hard, stressful week full of tears and too-little sleep and a sinus infection that wouldn't quit. I'm hesitant to enumerate excuses here - but as you'll soon see from my stats, very little writing happened this week. On Monday, I received the news that my cat (who we've had since… Continue reading #NaNoWriMo 2019 – Week Three Progress
We are halfway through November, and that is not at all alarming (she says sarcastically.) Two weeks from Thanksgiving, and two weeks until the end of NaNoWriMo. Quick recap if you're new: my "stretch" goal for this year is to write 50,000 words across multiple projects. My realistic goal for this year is to write… Continue reading #NaNoWriMo 2019 – Week Two Progress
Ink Stains & Blank Pages 