NaNoWriMo – Day 9
Starting Word Count: 19316 Writers spend a lot of time thinking. Since I started down this author road, I find myself pondering stories, scenes, character “development” (otherwise known as “how can […]
NaNoWriMo – Day 8
Starting Word Count: 12997 Only a couple hundred words written yesterday–but what an amazing day! Took some amazing photos–specifically of the T system in Boston (and others that would be
NaNoWriMo – Day 7
Starting Word Count: 12411 Sorry for posting a bit later this morning. Last night was a late one and my darling wife let me sleep in a bit this morning. Many
NaNoWriMo – Day 6
Starting Word Count: 11642 Still running a few hundred words behind where I wanted to be at this point. The story is progressing nicely, but I’m beginning to hit the “self edit”
NaNoWriMo – Day 5
Starting Word Count: 9877 Not as much written as I would’ve liked last night. A friend of the Wife’s was in town with her new fiancé and we met them
NaNoWriMo – Day 4
Starting Word Count: 8006 Long day yesterday. My day job is…well, it mostly pays the bills so I really can’t complain too much. But 12 hours of work with an
NaNoWriMo – Day 3
Starting Word Count: 5451 I’m a morning person. My favorite time to write is early in the AM—steaming cup of coffee in one hand and a keyboard in the other.
NaNoWriMo – Day Two
Starting Word Count: 3102 Having the kick-off for NaNo on a Sunday made the first day relatively easy. As always, I jump into the month with vim and vigor–with outline
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NaNoWriMo 2015
This month I’m doing something that I haven’t done in a few years. I’m participating in National Novel Writing Month or NaNoWriMo for short. Simply put, thousands of authors around
The Word Count Episode 51 – The 5th Halloween Special **OPEN for SUBMISSIONS**
Still riding high after the most-excellent 50th episode of the #wordcountpodcast! What a wonderful five years of themes, interviews, friendships and brilliant stories. And next up is one of my
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Is everybody here? Is everybody ready? Hit it!
SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED! A Chicago reference to headline the main submission event? Why the hell not? Two hundred and forty two (242) original stories. Seventy three (73) distinct authors. 90,000
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ReaderCON 26
Final Update Sunday, 12 July 2:00 PM ***A note on reading the full post. The RED timestamps indicate separate sections. Start at the timestamp at the bottom of the post
