Alicia Gregoire

NaNoWriMo: Why I Participate

Oh god, y’all are thinking, not another NaNoWriMo post. It’s December for chrissakes. I know and I’m sorry, but we’ll all get through this together. Every year, NaNoWriMo gets a lot of flack, saying that it enables people who fashion themselves as writers when they’re really not. I disagree, but that’s a subject for a … Read more

Mandatory Writing Things

Today’s post is super-late and I’m sorry about that. Lots of exciting things have been happening to Yours Truly as of late and since I don’t want to jinx anything, that’s as much as I can write.   The materials I need when I sit down to write vary depending on project, so this topic … Read more

The Flippant Girl’s Guide to Completing Your WIP

I write today’s Friday Fives prompt several days in advance from the discomfort of the veterinary emergency room where The White One has caused me and Hubby too much stress in a small amount of time*.  With all this kitty (not to mention Alicia) drama, I am painfully behind my NaNoWriMo word count and each … Read more

Preparing for NaNoWriMo: Schedule Your Writing

The suggested word count to beat NaNoWriMo is 1,667 words per day, every day. November is a short month. If you’re in the US, it’s even shorter because of things like Thanksgiving and Black Friday. With several days out of commission, you need to be super-focused when it comes to writing and front load your … Read more

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