Contemporary Fiction Author, Infrequent Blogger & Retired Clown

Archive

archive of old posts

And then the panic sets in.

And then the panic sets in.

It’s appropriate that today is Halloween because I feel terrified. But the source of my terror is not witches, goblins or extra calories from sugary candy–it’s NaNoWriMo. The kick off is tomorrow and somehow I already feel behind. The weeks of plotting and planning I’ve [Read more…]

You can’t write a book called Fried Pickles without frying a few pickles.

You can’t write a book called Fried Pickles without frying a few pickles.

With less than a week standing between me and what will likely be my mental undoing (known in most circles as NaNoWriMo) I decided to take a break from plotting and planning to do a little research for my project. I had to fry some [Read more…]

And the title is…

And the title is…

13 days to go….are you sweating yet? National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) starts in just over two weeks! Are you guys getting excited? Scared? Nervous? Stressed? I’m a little bit of all four, but most of the bad feelings are getting masked by my excitement. [Read more…]

Share your NaNoWriMo glory on Smashwords!

Share your NaNoWriMo glory on Smashwords!

The countdown to the start of the 2010 NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) Competition stands at 18 days. Have you joined yet? Still on the fence? Have no clue what I’m talking about? NaNoWriMo is an annual competition from Nov. 1st – 30th that pits [Read more…]