Contemporary Fiction Author, Infrequent Blogger & Retired Clown

Tag: Killer Shine

Still Shinin’ On

Still Shinin’ On

“Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections, but instantly set about remedying them — every day begin the task anew.” – St. Francis De Sales My NaNoWriMo WIP has been sitting in [Read more…]

Killer Shine Inspiration [NaNoWriMo]

Killer Shine Inspiration [NaNoWriMo]

NaNoWriMo is about to wrap-up and I’ve got bad news… I’m not going to make it to the finish line. At least not before November 30th. I jumped out to an early lead, but like sprinting the first mile of a marathon, my pace was [Read more…]

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…]