Your PNP (Pre-NaNo Plan), Part 1

National Novel Writing Month is coming up fast!  This annual event, held throughout November and sponsored by California-based nonprofit The Office of Letters and Light, challenges writers of all ages to complete a 50,000 word novel – or 50,000 words of a novel – in 30 days or less. I know what you’re thinking –Continue reading “Your PNP (Pre-NaNo Plan), Part 1”

30 September: Current Progress

It’s the end of September, and you know what that means – time for the monthly update! This month, there was a lot going on in terms of planning for the UT Writer’s Guild, so I didn’t make much progress on most of my larger projects.  However, I did make a lot of progress atContinue reading “30 September: Current Progress”

Writing Tips: Keeping Focused

In the media-filled world we live in now, it’s amazing that anyone manages to get any serious writing work finished.  Between sites like Facebook and Twitter, the constant ringing and buzzing of cell phones, and everything else going on, there’s little time to think and breathe – let alone work on that novel. Somehow, I’veContinue reading “Writing Tips: Keeping Focused”