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Category: NaNoWriMo

My adventures in novel-writing

May 1, 2009June 13, 2009

Doin’ What I Love

Categories Boomers, NaNoWriMo, Self-Discovery, Writing Life

I’ve always loved to write for 3 reasons: words flow easily for me, I love to entertain others, and I suffer from a need to express myself! I started writing creatively when I was only 8 years old. Everyone told me I should be a writer, and I did write poetry, articles and essays over…Continue Reading “Doin’ What I Love” →

December 1, 2008June 13, 2009

Pushing words up the anthill

Categories NaNoWriMo, Self-Discovery, What I've Learned, Writing Life

After writing for 28 days, at least 3 hours every day, I am wrung out, but thrilled to have created a novel out of thin air. As I think back over the story I see how each of the plot lines and characters contain elements of myself. All of the issues I’ve tackled are fragments…Continue Reading “Pushing words up the anthill” →

November 19, 2008June 13, 2009

What’s it like being a novelist after 18 days?

Categories NaNoWriMo, Self-Discovery, Writing Life

Around 15 years ago I met a cute guy who owned a small town newspaper. I admit, I wanted to impress him, and since I wasn’t the only woman vying for his attention, I figured it wouldn’t hurt to dust off my writing skills and submit an article he might find worthy of publishing. Much…Continue Reading “What’s it like being a novelist after 18 days?” →

November 8, 2008June 13, 2009

Yes, I can do this!

Categories NaNoWriMo, Self-Discovery, Writing Life

I am writing Chapter 8 of my 30-day novel and wondering why I haven’t written a word of dialogue yet. Being an essayist and poet, I don’t have much occasion to write dialogue, so I consult one of several books with which I’ve surrounded myself in the past couple of weeks to “teach” me how…Continue Reading “Yes, I can do this!” →

November 4, 2008June 13, 2009

Who knew novel-writing could be this much fun?

Categories NaNoWriMo, Self-Discovery, What I've Learned, Writing Life

I admit it. I’m one of those people who has spent her whole life composing novels in her head and never writing one. I even try to live my life as if it were a novel. Oh, don’t get me wrong. I do write. I’ve even been published (aside from these blogs), but the idea…Continue Reading “Who knew novel-writing could be this much fun?” →

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