November is National Novel Writing Month. The aim is to write the first 50,000 words of new fiction, from scratch. There are allowable tweaks and rebellion versions, but this year, I went for the plain, old, NaNo. My 8th attempt. …
Level-Up! Essence of Green :: November 2017
“We begin in the heart of the darkness. Winter is full upon the Earth; snow veils the landscape, thin trees are brittle with ice, and stars shatter the black mirror of the sky.” :: Michelle Morgan :: November …
NaNo17 :: Days 19 – 25
This is my eighth year taking part in National Novel Writing Month. If you missed the first eighteen days, Click Here for Part I, and Here for Part II. This was week 3-to-4 of NaNoWriMo, and we have 5 days …
NaNo17 :: Days 11 – 18
This is my eighth year taking part in National Novel Writing Month. If you missed the first ten days, Click Here for Part I. This was week 2.5 of NaNoWriMo. Aim for Day 18: 30,000 My Count on Day 18: …
NaNo17 :: Days 1 – 10
This is my eighth year taking part in National Novel Writing Month. I began a whole new setting, character collection and plot idea. I always feel stunted in plotting until I’ve written the first couple of scenes, so on Day …
Level-Up! Essence of Green :: October 2017
“A white lace of frost webs the sidewalk; a kaleidoscope of leaves. Hillsides are ablaze with flame-colored trees, fields lie fallow and dark, and cornstalks dry to the color of bone in the low golden sun. The sky promises rain …