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Writing

  • Finally started Camp NaNo

    I finally started on a new project today! Well it’s not brand spanking new, it’s really a re-write of a novel I wrote last April, but it feels fresh. Project: Madam Cloom’s Garden Current Word Count: 2,568 New Words Written: 2,568 Progress: Shaleigh gets talked into rejoining a party by her (sort of) uncle, then…

  • The power of coffee and doughnuts

    I finally finished editing my weird western novel, now with a brand spanking new title of: One Way Down. It’s still the same western adventures, still the same empathetic werewolf, and the same saucy vampire; but just a new title. Like a new wrapper color for your favorite deodorant, you won’t really notice much has…

  • Happy Camp NaNo Day!

    Happy April Fool’s Day! Or what I prefer to say, Happy Camp NaNo Day! I find it terribly ironic that you set out to start on writing a novel in a month on the biggest practical joke day of the year. Starting at midnight in your respective timezone, the gun was fired, the race began,…

  • Camp NaNo Plans

    With Camp NaNoWriMo starting up in April, I’ve got the urge to leap in and start writing. I’ve done that for several novels in the past, but that simply isn’t going to work this time. Right now I’m taking my fast-drafted novel of Madam Cloom’s Garden and giving the story a major steroid boost. The…

  • It’s all about perspective

    Choosing what perspective to write a novel is a difficult decision. It can make your writing flow seamlessly or have you banging your head against the wall. Usually for first-time novelists, it’s recommended to use third person narrative. It’s easier to visualize for most writers/readers and helps to describe a scene. That said, first person…