30 Days, 50K words

I think it was last December, so about a year ago, that I first discovered NaNoWriMo (thanks to all those #bookstagramers and #amwriters I follow on IG). I remember thinking that I wouldn't want to feel so pressured to write; that if I couldn't just be getting it done, then I wasn't worthy, and no... Continue Reading →

Smorgasbord Posts from Your Archives – Do characters all have to be super heroes, brave, unfallible and larger than life? Honouring realism and the right to be human by Christoph Fischer

I was just writing about this- though not so nearly in depth, in an upcoming book review for The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss. As far as I'm concerned, character flaws bring more depth, creating character, rather than archetypes, which I think most readers see right through. I'd be curious to hear characters... Continue Reading →

NanoWriMo: Week 1

Week one of my first National Novel Writing Month participation is coming to a close. Definitely a great decision on my part (it happens occasionally) to jump in. I've shown up. I've gotten great word counts in, and most importantly, I've been forced to follow a rule of first drafts that I usually ignore, which... Continue Reading →

Writing Playlist

I didn't realize just how important what I was listening to determined the strength of the connection to my muse. Now I know. Now, I'll even go to youtube and listen to some binaural focus if I'm really struggling. These can be played underneath your normal playlist 🙂 There are three main music lists I... Continue Reading →

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