The 2010 NaNoWriMo Season Approaches!

Round about August of every year I start to get itchy.  Itchy to write a new novel.  I suppose the sad part is that really the only time I’m actively literarily (is that a word?) creative is during the November month.  From November 1 to November 30 (or earlier, really because I have a goal [...]

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The Winner’s Circle

I WON!!! I WON I WON I WON I WON I WON I WON I WON I WON I WON I WON I WON I WON I WON I WON I WON I WON!!! Ok, now that I’ve gotten that out of my system… I just wanted to pop in and tell you that… I [...]

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Mid-Week #3 + Plot Twists + More Novel Help

I’ve found that participating in late night sprints with the Official NaNoWriMo Folks on Twitter has done wonders for my word count.  I can almost get my word count for the day done in a single sprint.  The only bad thing is that they’re West Coasters so I have to wait until around 11:00pm before [...]

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The Dreaded Week 2

The dreaded week 2 is almost behind us now.  I’m on scheduled with my word count (24,780 and counting, nearly at the halfway point) and I am sad to say that my plot is going no where.  It’s kind of frustrating really.  The Week 2 doldrums really took a hit on my novel.  I probably [...]

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Your chance to influence my NaNovel, #1

Well, it’s happened.  I’ve reached the first time that I’ve run into a brick wall in my plot.  And I need YOUR help.  You can either visit the NaNoWriMo forums (and if you’re a WriMo who’s registered you can offer your suggestions via the site.  They’ll be miraculously transferred to my email box by hard [...]

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