Some things I try to consider when I ...
Last week I admitted my tendency to let the zombie writer in me take over. Embarrassing really since I’m such a fan of locking up...
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A late round up
With NaNoWriMo just finished and a mountain of catch up still under way, the round up has been a little squeezed. Still, here’s a short check in on som...
Writing for the count, not the story
Yesterday I submitted a chapter to my workshop teacher. It was first draft stuff, so I didn’t worry about a micro-edit. We all ge...
Whew, Well that’s Done Then
I wrote 8000 words in two days. Two days that included driving from LA to San Francisco, and eight hours paying work. I finally made my weary way to the f...
Get NAIL YOUR NOVEL by Roz Morris for...
Well it had to happen. Despite overconfidence earlier in the month, I’m now right up against the NaNoWriMo deadline with many thousands of words still to wri...
Round Up from Behind
This week I’ve gone bad. I rail against bad blog conventions, and then refute my own point with a link to an excellent post that breaks my rules. Go m...
The Ten Minute Writer Meets NaNoWriMo
A while back I described a practice for productivity. I write in timed ten minute sessions. This may have something to do with my childhood love of TV ...
A Hostile Round Up
With half the writing community currently engaged in wordcount battles, there’s an appropriately combative note to this week’s round up. The structure ...