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 […]
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Preparing for #NaNoWriMo
This is my 9th year of attempting National Novel Writing Month. It’s the 10th of November, and last night’s aim was 15,000 words. My total, as of midnight last night was […]
NaNoWriMo 2018 :: Final Tips for October
So, this week marks the beginning of our 50,000-words-in-30-days challenge. Are we ready? Who knows. Here’s a quick checklist I’m going through this weekend… Food -> I have 3 packets of […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Camp NaNoWriMo 2017: Reflections
Camp NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is a 30-day challenge to complete a writing goal, using the momentum of the community to help motivate and support writers in achieving their aims. […]
Learning the Craft: The Importance of Editors
Across the past couple of years, I have shown novels to around ten different readers for ‘beta-reading.’ These are readers who I have asked to critique and query and question my […]
The Power of Stories :: #BeABard
Earlier in the week, I was chatting to a friend and fellow writer about stories, and the importance and power contained within them. We all tell ourselves stories, all the […]
Milestones in Writing a Novel
Six years ago, I had no idea that I’d ever write a novel. In fact, I had no idea what the steps were, or what it would take to get a […]
