Research can be fun or a drudge. For me, that depends on the subject and my mood of the day. Whether I am happily ensconced in the stacks of a library or sitting at my desk sipping tea and hoppingContinue reading… Going Down the Research Rabbit Hole
Category: Writing
My NaNo Novel Isn’t Finished
So NaNoWriMo is over for 2019 and my NaNo novel isn’t to “The End” yet. I have chapters left to write, more story to tell. It just means that my novel isn’t finished yet. What now? Do I wait toContinue reading… My NaNo Novel Isn’t Finished
NaNoWriMo 2019 – that’s a wrap!
Done! NaNoWriMo 2019 is over. I’m happy with my performance, but a bit disappointed that I didn’t finish, i.e. write “The End”, on any of the three novels I wrote during November. I reached my personal goal of 150,000 wordsContinue reading… NaNoWriMo 2019 – that’s a wrap!
Mid-NaNo Update
Fifteen days into NaNoWriMo 2019 and I’m still writing. I’m at 91,669 words and still going. I won, aka got to 50,000 words written, on 9 November, but I haven’t stopped writing. I set my daily word goal at 5,000Continue reading… Mid-NaNo Update
NaNo 2019
Happy First Day of NaNo 2019! Yes, I started writing at midnight on November 1st. I had to. My characters were irritating me until I sat down and waited and waited and waited for the time stamp on my laptopContinue reading… NaNo 2019
Changing Genres
I’m seriously considering changing genres for my NaNo novel this year. Usually, I write romances or cozy mysteries. But for this year’s NaNo in November, I’m considering trying a fantasy novel. Why am I thinking about this? To challenge myselfContinue reading… Changing Genres