Lessons from NaNoWriMo 2011

“Never underestimate the strength of a woman. Never mess with one who runs 13.1 miles just for fun.” – Judi Welsh National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) 2011 is history. As

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Fiction! What a novel idea!

“Indecision may or may not be my problem.” – Jimmy Buffett National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is upon us. For several months, I planned to be a NaNoRebel and write

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NaNoWriMo Helpful Stuff

National Novel Writing Month is less than six weeks away!!! Here’s some helpful NaNo preparation information: YOUR GOAL: To write 50,000 words of fiction* during the 30 days of November

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Dare Yourself

“There are no great people in this world, only great challenges which ordinary people rise to meet.” – William Frederick Halsey, Jr. I love a challenge. I’m preparing for a

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After NaNoWriMo, What’s Next?

I finished National Novel Writing Month with 75,000 words of a first draft. Now I have options. Since there’s more story to tell, December could be NaNoFiMo (National Novel Finishing

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NaNoWriMo Yet Again!!!

November is “National Novel Writing Month” and NaNoWriMo provides the perfect structure with which to banish the inner critic and get a whole bunch of words on the page in

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April Means Script Frenzy!!!

“I procrastinate to a point where I’m filled with self-loathing and then I start writing. It’s usually a state of self-loathing that gets me going.” – Michael Lewis As any

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Revision Roundup

“Every book is the wreck of a perfect idea.” – Iris Murdoch Congrats to everyone who attempted National Novel Writing Month! Whether you wrote 50,000 words or not, you’re a

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Deadlines

Over the summer, I compiled a “To Do” list of 76 items to revise on the memoir I’ve been writing for the past few years. I’d hired a freelance editor

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