Now that NaNoWriMo is over. Validated my 50K on the 20th of last month and ended the month with 55K, I have a mess to clean up. I’ve been struggling with this story. It hasn’t unfolded for me like the first book did. I’ve kept changing my mind on things, written short side stories toContinue reading “What a mess… #IWSG”
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Uphill battle
This more or less is how I’ve felt so far trying to work on this project for NaNoWriMo: First, I kept skipping to the next scene, just trying to keep moving. Then I realize a little more than 11K words in that I had found the start to my novel, but I was still strugglingContinue reading “Uphill battle”
What to do… What to do… #IWSG
While predominantly I have NaNoWriMo on the brain, there has been something, perhaps silly, that has been bothering me as Twisted Magics creeps ever closer to publication: How do you decide on cover art? I’m no artist and I’ve taken some basic graphic design classes, but I’m by nowhere near confident enough to produce myContinue reading “What to do… What to do… #IWSG”
The calm before the storm
As the last hours tick away, I look forward to November with both excitement and trepidation. And a glass of not so great wine. NaNoWriMo is a mixed bag of emotions for me. After finishing my first year, I had a five year span without completing a project. I had tried different projects, attempted theContinue reading “The calm before the storm”
Funny how that works out…
For a while, I’ve been stressing about the low word count on Twisted Magics. Sitting at a little over 66K, it was hard to take seriously. Even though I never actually pay attention to word counts when I’m reading. Going into a new round of beta, it got a little beefier with cresting 75K. IContinue reading “Funny how that works out…”
That outlining thing
So, while I was updating Scrivener, I was going through my files and trying to organize it a little better. I found a Word document with notes to myself on another book in the series (was going to be book 2, but it felt too soon for that story). Took it and transcribed it inContinue reading “That outlining thing”
That time of the year #IWSG
(Yes, I’m rather late with this post. Had a wonderful time on vacation with my husband, celebrating our anniversary.) It’s that time of the year again where I’m gearing up for NaNoWriMo. Granted, I’ve been mentally working on my next project for months. I can’t help it. However, my notes to myself are starting toContinue reading “That time of the year #IWSG”
Proofreading?
I just finished reading two completely different articles from two vastly different websites. One of those, I can go from reading an article about a video game to something more politically based without batting an eye. Both had spelling and grammatical errors in them. What happened to proofreading or at least an editor reading overContinue reading “Proofreading?”
Something new
Oooh, look, 2 days and 2 posts. Scary. Getting back on topic, I’m giving something new a try. So far I’ve kept my notes and whatnot in Scrivener. Good spot, easy access… you get the idea. However, given that I’m still impatiently waiting the release of an iOS version of Scrivener, and copying all ofContinue reading “Something new”
Does size matter? #IWSG
Of the many things I’ve fretted over as I near the point of publishing is the size of the book. That all important word count. Fantasy has a rather high word count according to my Google searches with a large range. I have met other local fantasy and science fiction authors who have 120K+ projects thatContinue reading “Does size matter? #IWSG”
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