It’s November 15, and you know what that means? We’re half-finished with the annual National Novel Writing Month challenge. It’s my first year participating since 2008, and it’s time for me to take a step back and evaluate my progress so far. So what is your progress so far? Word Count: 25,016 Chapter Count: 12Continue reading “NaNoWriMo 2011: We’re Halfway There!”
Author Archives: Feliza
Visiting 14 November
I’m guest blogging today! Check out my article on the ultimate slayer of writer’s block at Eryn Lockhart’s blog, The Lockhart Letters. Don’t forget to check back here for Eryn’s guest post on my blog. To learn more about guest blogging, check out the Guest Posts page.
UTWG Winter Writing Contest
This winter, I’m sponsoring a winter-themed writing contest as vice president of the University of Toledo Writer’s Guild. All types of writing fewer than 17,000 words or 100 pages (screenplay) will be accepted and judged during this competition. Submissions of poetry and short stories are encouraged, but novel or novella excerpts of fewer than 17,000Continue reading “UTWG Winter Writing Contest”
[Guest Post] NaNoWriMo and Writing Immediacy
It was the afternoon of Jan. 13, 2000, and I was waiting at Microsoft’s headquarters to be ushered into a press conference with my fellow media elites. We had no idea why Microsoft had summoned us, other than it was a big announcement. Initially, I was embarrassed that I didn’t know what was going onContinue reading “[Guest Post] NaNoWriMo and Writing Immediacy”
Word Padding for Fun and Profit
Word padding is an important part of National Novel Writing Month. When you’ve got 50,000 words to go in only 30 days, how else can you hit that mark? There are tons of ways you can go about word padding, but here are my favorites. Chapters with really long names or really long subtitles. AllContinue reading “Word Padding for Fun and Profit”
Feliza Casano 