In my experience, the hardest part of NaNoWriMo - and all writing in general, really - is getting past the endless mental hurdles and simply starting to write, every day. That's it. It's very, very easy to get caught up in all the reasons not to sit down and create new sentences on any given day. And [...]
Tag: Writing
NaNoWriMo 2014
Last year was the first year that I participated in National Novel Writing Month, otherwise known as NaNoWriMo. For the uninitiated, the goal of NaNoWriMo is to pound out a 50,000 word novel in the 30 days of November, forgoing all editing and simply striving to create. It's an admirable goal, writing a novel in [...]
The Hobbit Begins
I've read The Lord of the Rings a number of times. As a result of all that repetition, I've internalized most of the story's primary aspects and plot points. And though I've not read it with the same frequency, I've also read The Hobbit a not-insignificant number of times. So I was surprised to find, [...]
So Close
Over the past few weeks I've been going back through a lot of the story snippets that I generated during my 750 Words blitz, trying to see if there are any nuggets in there that are worth expanding and maybe even finishing up. The story that I've been focusing on most closely in last few [...]
Another Beginning
Whenever you're starting in on a new creative project, it's a good idea to have a plan going in. And it's a better idea to have a realistic plan. The better part of a year ago I was frustrated with my writing. I wasn't doing enough of it and what little I was doing wasn't [...]
Songs & Stories 