I did it! It’s been awhile now since I finished, but I wanted to be sure to let all of you know that I made it — 50,000 words in the month of November! It was such an amazing journey — the most consistent writing I’ve ever done in my life. I kept on track with my daily word count…
If you haven’t heard — I’m doing NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) this year for the first time in years. The last time I did it successfully was 2015, and I tried it in 2017 only to make it less than halfway through. This year, I decided kind of last minute that I wanted to go for it. Sure, that…
I took a year off from NaNoWriMo last year–I was working full time and already stressed, and then later that month I ended up getting engaged, so the timing just wasn’t great. It made me sad, but I knew I needed to prioritize and let some stuff go. This year, however, while I’m still busy, I’m much more flexible. So…
For those who don’t know, this is National Novel Writing Month. Known affectionately to the initiated as NaNoWriMo. The goal of this venture is the writing of 50,000 words in one month, specifically, the month of November. As I furiously pound out words for the fifth Firmament book, I can’t help thinking back to my previous involvement (or lack thereof)…
A couple years ago, I started a project called October for National Novel Writing Month. It was a novel, and a very personal one. Really more of a personal exploration than a story to actually publish. I still don’t know whether I’ll ever finish it or do anything with it, but I decided to share a snippet in honor of…