Back in September 2013, I wrote this post about my “top 10 writing tools” and I recently went to link to it in answer to a question about things to go in a NaNoWriMo survival kit…. and realised how things …
My 11th NaNoWriMo
So… I told myself I wouldn’t do NaNoWriMo this year… And then 9pm of October 31st happened. I thought about a novel I began in 2013 and have not touched since May 2013… Well, it’s the second week of November, …
NaNo19 :: Ten Years Reviewed [& why it might be my last]
2019 marked my TENTH year taking of part in National Novel Writing Month. I had planned to do my usual process; writing an update each weekend throughout the month. However, some health stuff kicked in, some day-job stress happened, and …
How NaNoWriMo Supported my Mental Health
April is one of the months where a spin-off from National Novel Writing Month holds it’s virtual “camp.” Camp NaNo is a 30-day challenge where you set your own goal for ‘winning.’ In contrast to the original November challenge requires …
Level-Up! Essence of Green :: November 2018
“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 was looonnnggg …
NaNoWriMo 2018: Reading versus Writing
Traditionally, I avoid reading fiction during October and November, because when my brain is lost for words, it’s easy to end with a slight (or more obvious) copy of aspects if they are too familiar, too recently read. However, this …