So I am NaNoing again this year, but I'm not sharing the results - not yet, anyway. I had to give myself permission to be more private this year, in order to go for my fifth straight win in National Novel Writing Month: writing fifty thousand words in thirty days. But I can't help but … Continue reading NaNo Halfway – Share or Dare
National Novel Writing Month
Disabling the inner editor
One of my favorite parts of NaNoWriMo - giving my inner editor's mean side a thirty-day vacation. While she buffers in the background, here's my monthly contribution to the Writers' Vineyard. An excerpt: My inner editor can, at times, make my work better. But like the older operating system and browser on my MacBook, sooner … Continue reading Disabling the inner editor
It starts in a cemetery
As I write this, All Hallows Eve ends and the Day of the Dead begins. So does National Novel Writing Month. Once again I am about to immerse myself in the deep waters of creating fifty thousand words in thirty days. (There's enough mixed metaphors there to wake the dead and keep them dancing all … Continue reading It starts in a cemetery
It’s not my fault…
It's not my fault. The beautiful weather we've been having around these parts fooled me. I didn't realize that National Novel Writing Month is just six days away. Except for the beautiful colored leaves, it doesn't even feel like fall, much less like almost-November. I haven't prepared at all. So, fair warning, folks. I am … Continue reading It’s not my fault…
When we forgive: The end of NaNoWriMo 2012
I've posted the ending to The Law of Immediate Forgiveness. My heart is full of gratitude for the chance to channel this story and share it with a few wonderful readers. I hope it will reach a wider audience later in its life. On to more work... and here's a taste of the ending. When … Continue reading When we forgive: The end of NaNoWriMo 2012
A real collision: A car, a girl, and a dog
I reached 50,000 words on November 28; I've posted most of what I'd written through November 27 on the Law of Immediate Forgiveness page. I want to take a breath and re-read the ending I've written before I post it here. In the meantime, at the risk of getting more urgent messages from those readers … Continue reading A real collision: A car, a girl, and a dog
From the sublime to the ridiculous
The Law of Immediate Forgiveness is posted through November 25. Meanwhile, I thought you might like to see just how low a writer desperate for word count can sink. Here's a scene between Professor Fogarty, our antagonist, and Amy June Pilgrim, that takes place in a Chevy Yukon and ends with a - well, you'll … Continue reading From the sublime to the ridiculous
Forgiveness on one side, bitterness on the other: NaNo pushes on
I've posted the chapters from The Law of Immediate Forgiveness through November 22. Getting caught up on word production now, and hope to post more soon. Meanwhile, here's another teaser: a vision of the alternative futures of the world, as seen by the young boy who is also a shaman: Bow. Bow was with his … Continue reading Forgiveness on one side, bitterness on the other: NaNo pushes on
Dog in Peril: The Law of Immediate Forgiveness Continues
The Law of Immediate Forgiveness is updated through November 16's mad/bad writing. Here's an excerpt, a can't resist cliffhanger: Grandpa Marq and Amy Moon are trying to get to South Dakota through a raging snowstorm, in the old Dodge truck, and Licky the dog is in peril... “Amy MOON!” Marq Pilgrim shouted as he fought … Continue reading Dog in Peril: The Law of Immediate Forgiveness Continues
Do grown-ups think time is infinite or something?
Another excerpt from this year's NaNo story, The Law of Immediate Forgiveness. Amy June Pilgrim gets some distressing news from her mother, Lisa Marie. “Your father called, Amy. At least, I think it was him.” Lisa Marie let out a long, slow breath. “I haven’t heard his voice in five years. But it sure sounded … Continue reading Do grown-ups think time is infinite or something?
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