Writing – Page 2 – Feliza Casano

Fun Lines from NaNoWriMo

When you’re trying to reach 50,000 words, it stands to reason that you’d have some very, very strange phrases that will later be edited out or replaced with “real” writing when you go about doing a “real” draft of your NaNo novel. Here are some of the strange lines and phrases from “Victorious” I wroteContinue reading “Fun Lines from NaNoWriMo”

[Guest Post] Writing as an Endurance Sport

“You’re doing WHAT?” That’s the typical response when you tell someone you’re participating in an event to write 50,000 words in 30 days. The second response is “What do you get if you win?” For most people the idea of writing a novel in a month is, at best, a foolish waste of time. AfterContinue reading “[Guest Post] Writing as an Endurance Sport”

[Guest Post] Micro-Goals; or How Word Sprints Save Your Sanity

NaNoWriMo is a beast: a 50,000-word minimum juggernaut that’s defeated far more seasoned writers than myself… and if, like me, you’re trying to tackle the dragon for the first time, it might be beginning to seem rather like an epic quest in nature. The daily climb to 1,667 begins to look like a repetitive trekContinue reading “[Guest Post] Micro-Goals; or How Word Sprints Save Your Sanity”

NaNoWriMo 2011: We’re Halfway There!

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!”

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”