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Nanowrimo Winner 2022
I have won NANOWRIMO! Woot woot! I just finished writing 50,000 words this month. And now I don’t want to even think about the draft. As a more traditional NANOer, I don’t edit as I write. (I do check spelling). So, here is the first chapter of my very, very rough novel titled Solved by Continue reading
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Current Status…
How is every one this month? I hope you all are doing great. I am super busy. In exciting news, I have finished editing my fourth novel!!! Now, I am finalizing some other things (synopsis and query letter) before I start querying next week. I’m super excited and nervous! Wish me luck! In other news, Continue reading
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Updates on my Blog
I’m very happy to announce that I’ve finally gotten around to making some much needed updates to my blog. My temporary job is finally over (for now) and I have free time again! This means the blog and other endeavors, like writing, will be getting my full attention again. If you get a chance, check Continue reading
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2022 Boom
Let’s kick off the new year by getting things done sooner rather than later. (At least that’s what I’m going to start with. We all know it doesn’t always happen that way). My new personal goals for this year are: Read 45 books Complete 4th novel Write 12 short stories Finish the Grimm Fairy Tale Continue reading
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2021 in Review
Last day of 2021! At the beginning of every year, I set personal goals for myself. Let’s see how I did. These were my 2021 goals: 1. Read 45 books 2. Complete my third novel (it’s about 2/3 of the way drafted already). 3. Write 12 short stories (return to my blog every month for Continue reading
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Winner, Winner NANOWRIMO!
I’ve been meaning to write this post for a week now. On Monday, November 22, 2021, I won NANOWRIMO 2021! For those of you who don’t NANO, what this means is that on Nov. 1, 2021, I started writing a new novel. The goal is to write 50,000 during the month. I did it on Continue reading
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2020 Goals
I hope everyone’s year is off to a great start. I typically use January to take a break and decompress after the holidays. I spend the month getting my plans together for the year. I know some people don’t like new year’s resolutions, but I like to set personal goals for each year. I don’t Continue reading
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December’s Prompt
Running behind this month? Welcome to the club! Here is the final short story prompt of 2019: Sometimes kids are the only ones willing to say what’s really on their minds, and our family needed a little dose of honesty. We almost never said something straight out. My mother was the worst. All she would Continue reading
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June’s Prompt
It’s that time again — time for another prompt! This month’s short story will be based on the following prompt: We took turns guarding the door, neither of us sleeping very much. Ricky looked nervous, and suddenly I felt bad about getting him involved. I shouldn’t have… Complete the Story If you write a story Continue reading
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May’s Prompt
AHHHHHHHHHH! How is it already the 20th? This month has been worse than last for me as far as being productive. But, that changes today… so even though it’s late… here is the short story prompt for this month: He sprinted away, not daring to look back, his footsteps echoing down the hallway like distant Continue reading
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