january blog chain: winter nightmare

This post is part of the January 2012 Blog Chain at Absolute Write. This month’s prompt: Winter Nightmare Another broad one: go wherever the prompt takes you. It can be fiction or non-fiction, the nightmare can be Cthulhu or just a struggle with a troublesome …

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writing streak

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I’ve been thinking about my Running Streak and how it applies to writing. Except for blogging, emails, and journalling, I haven’t written once this year. In fact, I haven’t written creatively since NaNoWriMo. I make excuses about busy-ness, and they would be …

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december blog chain: santa’s secret

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This post is part of the December 2011 Blog Chain at Absolute Write. This month’s prompt: Home for the Holidays Write about a holiday memory in 1,000 words or less, if possible. It can be fiction or non-fiction, and the choice of …

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race to the finish

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Today, I’m in a race to the finish line on my NaNoWriMo novel, so today’s post will be short and sweet. Just a quick update and an important tip for writers. Skip to the last heading if you don’t really …

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archetypes in literature at MROB

Happened upon this interesting link last night: Archetypes in Literature at MROB. It’s the Periodic Table of Archetypal Characters.

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nanowrimo day 15

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NaNoWriMo Day 15 It’s day 15. We’re halfway there. Halfway to the end of the month. Halfway to done. Well — done with our 50,000 words at least. I’m starting to feel like my novel won’t be done at 50,000. …

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do you nanowrimo

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Do you NaNoWriMo? That’s National Novel Writing Month, for those of you who don’t like clicking links. Every year since 1999, people have been getting together to crank out 50,000 words during the month of November. In 1999, there were …

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I volunteered for this?

Recently, I volunteered to write about a very touchy subject. It’s something I know I need to write about. For about three years, I’ve known I needed to do this. It’s been knocking on the back door of my brain …

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