Still Working on My Novel

Current status: editing and drafting novel #6!

AJ Niblock

  • NANOWRIMO Winner

    Super excited! I just reached my 50,000 words in a month goal and won NANOWRIMO on my first try.  Now, time to get back to other goals, reading, getting ready for the holidays, and finishing my novel. Happy reading and writing this month!  Continue reading

  • Nanowrimo Brain

    It is the 20th and that means there are only 10 days left of National Novel Writing Month!  How is everyone fairing? I hope your month has been going well, and if you too are trying to win Nanowrimo, I hope you are reaching your goal.  My goal is to write 50,000 words this month.… Continue reading

  • November’s Prompt

    November is here! Or as I am calling it because it is consuming my time right now, NANOWRIMO is here! Even though I am trying to write 50,000 words for my novel this month, I am still doing the short story of the month. I might even try to incorporate it into my novel somehow.… Continue reading

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  • Zak: The Unicorn Hunter

    What happened to our world? A few years ago, the veil failed. All the mythical beings that we were so sure were fictional turned out to be real. They have lived alongside us all along. In the past, they would show themselves to someone on rare occasions and another story would be born. What the… Continue reading

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  • Prepping for NANOWRIMO

    How is October going for everyone else? I feel like it has FLOWN by. I have been using some of my free time this month to prep for Nanowrimo. Most of you who are reading this probably know what that is, but for the few who don’t, I will explain briefly. NANOWRIMO = National Novel… Continue reading

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  • October’s Writing Prompt

    It’s a new month and time for a new writing prompt: The darkness was thick and suffocating, like a heavy blanket had been thrown on the world. He had to get over the wall, had to get across the border before… In addition to my short story of the month, I am also working on… Continue reading

  • Quiet

    Present Day — St. Louis  It flashed through the sky and then was gone. Lucy was sure she had seen a UFO and was equally sure aliens were here to secretly make contact with a human being. Maybe they would choose her. Maybe she would get to visit their ship. Maybe she would finally get… Continue reading

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  • Wild and Carefree Writing!

      My writing this month has been more of an uphill climb than a graceful ice dance. I feel like I am forcing myself to be creative. And most of my problem is stemming from a voice in my head that keeps telling me I can’t write something. As in, “you can’t have a character… Continue reading

  • September Writing Prompt

    Short story of the month club continues, and without further ado, here is this month’s prompt: It flashed through the sky and then was gone. Lucy was sure she had seen a UFO and was equally sure aliens were here to secretly make contact with a human being. Maybe they would choose her. Maybe she… Continue reading

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  • POS

      Looking back, it could have gone either way. It didn’t work out, which makes it look like fate, or a stupid decision, or both. But at the time, I did have a few things in my favor. I had …. my freedom and what I thought was a bright future ahead of me. Instead… Continue reading

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