Word Count: 2862 for a total of 17680 I planned on introducing the lifebox today. And I did do that today in a roundabout way. I didn’t get to the part where she finds it but I did sort of…
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Day Six, NaNoWriMo 08
Word Count: 2945 for a total of 14818 Whee…writing meetings are just as fun as being in one. So, this monthly meeting turned out to be a bit more. Like the introduction to the schematics scroll that makes the lifebox.…
Day Five, NaNoWriMo 08
Word Count: 2426 total of 11872. Today marks the first day of going back in the story’s timeline to the beginning of when it all started. I intended to start this section out by showing readers a day in the…
Day Four, NaNoWriMo 08
Word Count 2682 for a total of 9446 — just SHY of 10k. I’d push it but my hand is shaking from the writing and I really don’t want to hurt myself this year. Today’s writing session went lots better.…
Day Three, NaNoWriMo 08
Word Count: 2598 for total of 6764 Today’s plan was to get Autumn Chase talking to the daemon antagonist. However, I seem to be writing a day behind. Which is okay, seeing that I only have 17 plot points and…
NaNoWriMo 2008
So, I’m back at it again this November with NaNoWriMo.org. This is my 7th attempt at writing a complete first draft of a novel from scratch. And this year, I’m doing it 100% by hand. Yeah, I’m a bit nuts.…
Thoughts on the Writing Process
There are times, like today, when I write and feel like the pen doesn’t capture exactly what is coming out of my mind. It’s like the language and words betray that perfect image I have in my head. It frustrates…
Come to Life
It was late and Jill was still in her studio. The painting she was commissioned for seemed uninspiring– flat and stale. It was due in the morning and she felt pressured into creating a masterpiece in only a few hours.…
Daily Grind 04.15.08
Word Count: 1535 Current Works Dayjob: Things have been a bit slow at the dayjob. I did get to write a first draft of a white paper, which was fun. I’ll be linking to it when it gets approved in…
Threading a Needle
The sand, now cooled from the evening air, feels rough against my feet. Salty sea spray washes over me as the clouds roll across the sky. The last sliver of sunlight dips down over the horizon, casting an bright white…