… or in other words, No More National November Writing Month. I did NOT win NaNoWriMo. Just so you’re aware, “winning” means writing 50,000 words during the month of November, not necessarily competing with anyone else. No, what a NaNoWriMo participant competes with is time, sanity, writer’s block, 9-5 day job, holidays, dear loving family [...]
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The Search for Story
By Dana on Friday, October 21st, 2011 | No Comments
Just a couple of weeks until NaNoWriMo, and I’m chasing my story around, trying to pin the slippery thing down. I swear, a hundred characters are in my head, all elbowing each other for first place. Some writers say characterization is their toughest job. I wish! Mine come at me so fast, so vivid, and [...]