“I win! I won NaNoWriMo!” Which is exactly what you all would be reading if it were November instead of May. As it stands, though, I reached the 50k word mark on my novel, which is what the NaNoWriMo challenge considers a novel. So from one perspective, I’ve written an entire novel. From another, more… Continue reading Writing My Novel: NaNoWriMo Ain’t Got Nothin’ On Me
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Writing My Novel: If They Can Do It, So Can I
Bad books really piss me off. Not just bad stories. I can forgive a bad story. But books whose writing is simply subpar irritate me more than almost anything else I can think of. The authors of these books really have no right having been published, but somehow their work makes it to bookstore and… Continue reading Writing My Novel: If They Can Do It, So Can I
Writing My Novel: Never Look Back
My novel is not perfect. My novel. Is not. Perfect. There, I said it. As much as it pains me to say it, I know that my novel as it stands right now is work in progress and very, very raw. There will be a time and a place for me to make it perfect,… Continue reading Writing My Novel: Never Look Back
Writing My Novel: It Has Begun!
Today is the first day of the rest of my life. How about that? Well, more accurately, and less clichéd, today is the first day after finals, which means that today is the first day I get to sit down and treat writing my novel like it is work. As I write this, my manuscript… Continue reading Writing My Novel: It Has Begun!
Writing My Novel: Midlist or Bust
My goal in life is to make a living by writing. I don’t aspire to be a breakout New York Times Bestseller. I’d love it, don’t get me wrong. But I’m not setting out for that. I’m no James Joyce with pretentions of being the next big literary author, either. I don’t even want to… Continue reading Writing My Novel: Midlist or Bust