The following has been shamelessly poached from the following people: Kiersten White, Pam, and Quita. (Though I did first see on Kiersten White’s blog and thought, “Hey, this is a wicked good idea. *I* should do the same.”) Credit Title: Phoenix Rising Genre: Urban Fantasy Pages: 330 Chapters: 20…ish Word Count: 66,500 Draft Time: I’ve done two drafts, totaling about
Monday Shinies
My calendar is telling me it’s Monday, but my brain is in disagreement. This has everything to do with the fact that when I left my Camp NaNoWriMo WIP last night, I was in Tuesday. This should tell you how completelyy entrenched I am with my fictional friends and trying to figure out exactly what is up with my protagonist
Top 5 Applications for Writers
It’s Friday. That means it’s time for Paper Hangover’s Friday Fives. Today’s topic? Oh, apps. You little things that can become such a time sink for yours truly*. I don’t really have an addictive personality, but there are certain things that make me forget outside things exist. Take this example: back in dial up only days, The Lou had an
Settings to Switch Genres For
Every Wednesday, YA Highway asks their readership a simple question to answer on your blog. Once you answer, you link your blog in the comments for other readers to hop on board. This is Road Trip Wednesday. Today’s topic: What is the most inspiring setting you’ve ever visited IRL? As I get deeper into my writing journey, I pay more
Takeaways from Real World Cape Cod
Apologies for the radio silence yesterday, but my brain was still set on vacation mode. This meant a lot of staring at objects trying to figure out how they worked. Like the day job’s phone and the internet*. Last week I was in Cape Cod with my in laws. Not the most glamorous of vacations, but it was free and