Where do you get your ideas?

Thursday, 18 February 2010, 19:10 | Category : Writing
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It’s the famous question every writer hears over and over, even unpublished ones like me. A few days before my first NaNo, I told my mother-in-law that I didn’t have a story yet, but I wasn’t worried, something would come. And it did, the night before, so I wrote out a couple of paragraphs about [...]

SuperNotecard Writing Software Reviewed

Wednesday, 6 January 2010, 7:00 | Category : Software Reviews, Writing
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One of my worst procrastination habits is testing new writing software.  I’m an organizational freak and can’t be content with just opening a new document and typing.  I need a program that lets me make timelines, outlines, and keep detailed character notes as well as all my research close to hand.  Also, I prefer to [...]

Obligatory Retrospective and Goals for the New Year

Thursday, 31 December 2009, 15:24 | Category : Writing
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Well, as usual I’ve completely ignored any kind of logical progress toward clearly defined goals.  Last year, I decided to go easy on myself and just make it my goal to keep writing and keep learning.  That, at least, I’ve done.
Writing-wise, I finished the first draft of my 2008 NaNo, HUNTED MOON, around March.  I [...]

Semi-Annual Blog Post

Thursday, 10 December 2009, 23:17 | Category : NaNoWriMo, Writing
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So I’m right on schedule: it’s been about six months since I blogged here.  What’s that?  Other people blog every day, sometimes more than once a day?  Well shit.
I think I suffer from boxitis.  What is this blog for? I ask myself repeatedly.  No one answers, so it becomes about nothing except the crickets chirping. [...]