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NaNoWriMo 2016

I’m determined to be prepared for this year’s NaNo event. I’m still not sure what I’ll be writing, but in order to be as prepared as I can be at … Continue reading →

September 12, 2016 · 1 Comment

Write Now Prompt (Sept 6)

Allison’s nerves were on edge as she walked into her new school for the first time. Over the summer, her dad had uprooted the whole family and taken them away … Continue reading →

September 6, 2016 · Leave a comment

Write Now prompt (Sept 2, 2016)

Working on another prompt from Today’s Author: The car growled and shook, then slowly came to a halt. “Great. We’re stranded!” I stared at the steering wheel, dumbfounded, shocked, unable … Continue reading →

September 5, 2016 · Leave a comment

Jacoby Figurine

A few weeks ago, I sent Jacoby Figurine off to my cousin, Kathy, because she offered to read it and give it some, much needed, feedback. She was the original … Continue reading →

September 4, 2016 · Leave a comment

Write Now Prompts (May 31, June 3)

Prompts can be a strange way to start writing. For instance, I liked the one for May 31 well enough and thought it would be an easy way to get … Continue reading →

June 5, 2016 · Leave a comment

Write Now Prompt (Feb 19)

Ellie, faced with the stark reality of the situation, stared blankly at the tablet before her. It bore the instructions she would need to follow, precisely, carefully to get the … Continue reading →

February 20, 2016 · 1 Comment

Write Now Prompt (Feb 12)

I haven’t done one of these prompts in a while, but I can’t think of a reason not to do them as a warm up exercise on a night of … Continue reading →

February 15, 2016 · Leave a comment

Updates and Plans

The last few months have been a whirlwind. I never got around to posting my official win of NaNoWriMo 2015 – but as you can tell from the graphic – … Continue reading →

February 13, 2016 · Leave a comment

Day 22, 2543

Sorry for the few days of silence as I continued to work. I prefer to make a daily post over the course of the month, but I found I was … Continue reading →

November 23, 2015 · Leave a comment

Day 15, 0 – at the moment

I haven’t had a moment to spend updating the blog in almost a week – life gets busy after all. I wasn’t sure I’d even be able to keep up … Continue reading →

November 15, 2015 · Leave a comment