NaNoWriMo

The State of the Habit

I remember the good old days when I felt that my voice wasn’t needed. There were plenty of people who were saying…

Failing Into Practice

I do not remember the source of this story.

A middle-aged woman, distraught, goes to the…

Writing After NaNoWriMo

This is it. The big and final day, and there are many out there who are ignoring all the calls of “CYBERMONDAY” and are simply looking feverishly at two numbers: their word count and the time of day. The former is growing and the latter is shrinking and the level of stress for each…

This is Why I Love You, Writer

Even though there’s still four whole days left of NaNoWriMo, this is the last Friday. And on Fridays I write about love, so this is my last chance to tell you why I love you.

A Net to Catch the Muse

What is your muse net?

In other words: how do you catch ideas? If you don’t have something in place, I promise you, you are losing a lot of ideas. I’m not saying you need to have a whiteboard in the shower (unless you do) but there’s a reason that pocket…

Practical Procrastination for Potential Productivity

“Man plans, the Gods laugh.” There are many variations on this theme, but it feels especially relevant today. I had planned on doing a “NaNoWriMo Booster” webinar to help people mid-month super-charge their writing. Unfortunately my body…

5 Ways to Love a NaNoWriMo (or any) Writer

We’re well past the first week, and you’re getting an idea now of what the rest of the month is going to be like. I’m not talking abou you, Writer, but your partner. Yes, you, Writer’s friend/lover/spouse/child/parent. “Manic” is often a word people like…