Writing like a fiend, so I just did a brief vlog today! Enjoy and comment below on what you’re writing on…
NaNoWriMo–Is it worth it?
Just wanted to share some of my NaNo experience from waaay back in January, 2009. My friend, Sara Harvey, challenged another friend (Janet Berry–her NaNo post is here: http://heatherdaygilbert.blogspot.com/2011/09/googling-handguns-for-greater-good-by.html) and me to join her in writing a book in a month–only not the “proper” month of November–we did it in January. Jan broke down our writing schedule into words per… Read More
The Author’s Wait……..
ORIGINS Blogfest…In Which a Poet Morphs into a Book-Writing Mom
For the Origins Blogfest, we’re supposed to chronicle our earliest remembrances of our writing superpowers…okay, maybe not superpowers, as you’ll quickly find out below. As you can tell from my monkey bar photo above, I had a highly cerebral childhood! Seriously, though, I was ambidextrous till K-4 (they made me choose), I read a LOT, and I liked phonics. This… Read More
In High Spirits–My NaNo start…
Hi all, just wanted to refer you on over to the blogspot: http://diannesalerni.blogspot.com/2012/01/first-impressions-untitled-ya-but-its.html Dianne Salerni posted the first maybe 250 words of the YA novel I started for NaNo in November. People seem to like it! It’s got the whole Mothman-creepy vibe going on. Please check out her awesome blog and comment on my writing…for those of you who liked… Read More
Shaka-POW!
I can’t really think of any other words for this post. I’m giddy with excitement, like I’m in love for the first time. Why? I can’t stop writing! I’ve got the seed of a new novel in my head, and ideas are pouring out nonstop. Is this the initial infatuation phase? You’d better believe it! I was recently infatuated with… Read More