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Killer Shine: Prologue

Killer Shine: Prologue

Five days in and my NaNoWriMo word count is at just over 6,000 words — and that’s just the prologue!  I had a slight setback after day two — I read over what I’d written in the morning and wasn’t happy with the tone. This [Read more…]

Let the Games Begin! [NaNoWriMo]

Let the Games Begin! [NaNoWriMo]

Here we go! The 2012 National Novel Writing Month competition (better known as NaNoWriMo) is under way! I started writing at midnight — I’m determined to make this the first year I *win* NaNo, instead of just participating. I’ll be posting periodic updates with some [Read more…]

Killer Shine Outline 2.0 [NaNoWriMo]

Killer Shine Outline 2.0 [NaNoWriMo]

I warned you that the plot for my forthcoming NaNoWriMo project would change. A lot. After months of tweaks, edits and research (who could forget that big post-it mosaic of characters and plot lines on my wall) I thought I had everything set in stone [Read more…]

Halloween Mini-Wreaths [$10/10 Minute Craft]

Halloween Mini-Wreaths [$10/10 Minute Craft]

I love Halloween so, so VERY much that I decided to throw together two more 10/10 crafts to get you in the spirit spirit (see what I did there?) without breaking your budget OR forcing you to tumble down the crafting rabbit hole (a very [Read more…]