Quarter 3 for my writing goals cover December, January, and February. My focus at the beginning of this quarter marks a major shift from what I've been focusing on for the past year and a half. My main focus leading up to this point has been on creating content. I knew I wanted to have... Continue Reading →
NaNoWriMo 2
Day 5-Daily Word Count- 1,732. I had to break from one chapter to the next today. Typically, I try to write one chapter per day, but I had to do it differently. Tomorrow I will continue the chapter I started today. I didn't know the full motivation for why my main character is doing what... Continue Reading →
NaNoWriMo Prep- Week 1
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is a creative writing challenge that challenges writers to finish the first draft of a 50,000 word manuscript during the month of November. To finish a novel in 30 days, writers need to write about 1,667 words per day. Every day of the month of November. Even on Thanksgiving. It's daunting,... Continue Reading →
In the Story
I've been writing this week, filling in gaps and steadily completing manuscript 1. One of the chapters I've been working on in act 2 is key in understanding why and how one of my characters is different than everyone else in their world. The characters are going to a place to see what makes the... Continue Reading →
Onward and Upward
This week I've been taking time here and there to write. Last night, I worked from 8:00 pm - 12:30 am on my story and it felt SO GOOD! Some thoughts I had while working this week. I am not a great speller. I've gotten much better over the years, but it's not something that... Continue Reading →