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Hello November! You know what that means, it’s National Novel Writing Month. The best part of that for me? This year, I’m writing and I’m winning. I’ve been writing 50,000 words or more in November since 2013. That’s the year I wrote the second book in a young adult fantasy series that still sits on …
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I’m not talking about this blog. One of the new things you’ll see around here this year is at least once per month, I’ll give you a glance behind the scenes…or more accurately between the covers…of whatever I’m writing at the moment. Have you Seen These? The current project is in “revision” mode. This isn’t …
November. It’s golden leaves turn brown and crunch beneath the soles of my shoes. (Shoes and socks?! Ugh!) Then the wind blows them away. Meanwhile…at my computer… National Novel Writing Month compels me to write at least 50,000 words. For the past five years, I’ve attempted to accomplish this feat before Thanksgiving. Since the first …
November. Five years ago, I participated in National Novel Writing Month for the first time, and I wrote a young adult fantasy novel. It was beyond easy to churn out 50,000 words in less than thirty days. This convinced me I could be a professional author. I have the ability to write at a professional …
Don’t you love fictional towns? Sometimes walking the streets in Sweet Grove, Texas feels like coming home. Or maybe I’m the only one who gets attached to fictional characters and places. It’s why I like to read well-written series set in places I like. Like Cedar Cove, WA (Debbie Macomber) or Wishful, MS (Kait Nolan). …