Skip to content 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
It’s that time of year, not of foliage or way-too-soon Christmas decorations, but of words and words and words. That’s right. It’s NaNoWriMo time. If you’re new on the block, this weird word stands for National Novel Writing Month. The goal is to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days. Sounds crazy, right? To … Read more
Today marks 4 years that Hubby and I nixed that “living in sin” thing. We had the world’s shortest wedding ceremony and for one day understood how celebrities feel with the paparazzi. We also had cake. So with all of this in mind, I’m blogging ahead of time for once. By the time you read … Read more
Horrible movies. We’ve all seen them. Some people live for the craptacular*. The stilted dialogue and the horrible CGI make you giddy with glee. You’ve got your heckle down to a well-oiled machine. Hate or love them, bad movies do kinda rock. They rock even harder when you can learn from them. If you’ve followed … Read more
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 themes, settings, motifs, scenes, or other elements do you find recurring in your work? I’d … Read more