I've had a few ideas bubbling up in the quiet of the week. The problem is that the one I really want to work on next wants to be HUGE. I'm talking Epic Fantasy huge. I don't have any experience writing big sweeping fantasies. World building beyond a small contained section of a world is… Continue reading Learning a new genre: Epic Fantasy
Nanowrimo didn't go as planned this year, and that's okay. I've got almost 20k new words in my draft and I'm ready to start the serial soon. I'm a little bummed that I didn't have the all-out enthusiasm this year to complete 50k in 30 days. But, sometimes progress is slow. Slow progress is still… Continue reading NaNoWriMo Week 4 – The end is the beginning
I am so far behind that Nanowrimo is no longer about hitting 50k words in 30 days. It's just about continuing to write the story. I want to be far enough that I can start up my serial without feeling like I need to finish a chapter every single week to keep up. Okay, wait,… Continue reading NaNoWriMo Week 3 – Keep Writing!
By the end of week two, we're supposed to have about 20,000 words in the bank. I have just over 10,000. Nothing to sniff at. My full novel is only a few thousand words from hitting the 50k mark on its own. I'm trying not to feel bad about being 10k behind because this was… Continue reading NaNoWriMo Week 2 – Falling Behind
Well, week one of NaNoWriMo is in the bag. Am I on track? No. Am I okay with that? Yeah actually. I am finding that this year I'm quite happy with writing any number of words daily. Some days I'm only hitting about 150-300 words, other days I'm cranking out nearly 2k. It depends on… Continue reading NaNoWriMo – Week One Done
Subtle Stories 