Writing in the Back of Your Mind

Wednesday, 5 December 2007, 5:00 | Category : Writing
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Yesterday, Write Stuff asked readers, “When do you write?” The ideal answer was “always,” meaning that when a writer is away from her keyboard or notebook, she is still writing in the back of her mind.
Although I didn’t think to answer “always” to the question, the post struck a chord. Most of my [...]

The Right to Write

Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 4:00 | Category : Inspiration, Writing
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What is a writer? Is it someone who makes a living writing? Is it someone who has been published? Or is it just someone who writes? And when I say “someone who writes,” I don’t mean that everyone who writes a grocery list should be accused of being a writer. I [...]

NaNoWriMo Report #5

Monday, 3 December 2007, 8:00 | Category : NaNoWriMo
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This is my fifth and final report on my progress toward my goal of completing a 50,000 word novel by November 30 as part of National Novel Writing Month. Read more of my thoughts on NaNoWriMo.
I fell over the finish line at about 10:30 p.m. on November 30 with 50,060 words. So I made [...]