I have a few ideas about what I want to do on the blog here in the coming year, but first, let me get round to what I have been doing lately: Procrastination/fun stuff NaNoWriMo is over, and I did finally finish my story, but I had one last little update to do, and that’s […]
Book Review (The Bourne Identity) and a Quick Update: Just to Mix Things Up
My review of The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum My rating: 3 of 5 stars Where do I begin? I saw the movies, all three of the original ones based on the Ludlum books, and then the fourth one with Jeremy Renner that was an “expansion” of the fallout from Jason Bourne’s actions. I thought […]
It’s December Already!? Post NaNoWriMo Wrap-up
Last month kinda flew by! One minute, I was struggling to hit 30k words, the next I had hit 50k and was marching onward toward 70! That’s right, final word count as of November 30th: 71,207 BUT: the story isn’t done yet! I worked on it a little on Sunday morning and broke 72k, but […]
Oh Yeah, It’s All Coming Together: Post NaNoWriMo Week 3
Week three: done! It’s kind of crazy to think that it’s all gonna be over in a week! I’ve been making some awesome progress this week, especially compared to my previous years of Nano participation. I’m usually right on track, give or take a thousand words throughout the month, and I come in at 50k […]
Post-NaNoWriMo Week 2
Week two is over, and though it felt like I was in the dreaded slump, I racked up some pretty impressive numbers! I’m averaging about 2,200 words a day, and if today goes well, I want to hit 37,000. Total as of late last night: 33,021 words Socializing and Noveling Go Hand in Hand I’ve […]
Post-NaNo Week 1: The Transition from Padawan to Jedi Knight
One week down, and I’m pretty pleased with my progress. I’m trying to stick to my own daily word count goal this year, upping the ante by just about 300 words to shoot for 2,000 a day, and so far, so good. It’d be better if I could do 2,500 a day, but I am […]
NaNoWriMo Day 1: This Is Gonna Be Good :)
Though this is my fifth year doing NaNoWriMo, it’s my first year ever attending any write-ins or events, let alone the midnight write-in for November 1st! There was quite a turn-out for a late-night, midweek midnight write-in, and it was pretty cool, I have to say. Everybody sort of ended up grouped up with whoever […]
NaNo Season Is Upon Us…
I can’t believe it’s already October and there were only a couple short weeks left until NaNoWriMo 2013! This year, once again, I’m trying to push my limits, so I’m going to take on a new genre. This will be one of my first horror/supernatural/fantasy types of stories, and it will be the first attempt […]
First Editor’s Block, Now Burn-Out
I’m so glad I set my deadlines so far away for my edit-in-progress! Considering how things went the last time, I think I knew I’d need some extra time to get all my shit together. Editing progress I’m through chapter four, but I need to go back to three to include some physical descriptions which […]
August Update: Winners and Not-So-Fasters
I’ve been busy on some things, and lazy on some other things. For one thing, I spent a little time out of the house this past month (yay for not being a crazy recluse writer!), and volunteered at the Denver UMS (Underground Music Showcase). It was my first time at the festival at all, so […]