Posts Tagged ‘writing a novel’

Interview with a Famous Writer-type Person

Last night the phone rang. “Oh, pardon me,” I said to Husband. “That’s my call from a Famous Writer. I have to take it.” When you participate in A.C. Crispin’s Dragon*Con workshop, she calls you. Personally. On the phone.  I admit I’m not an avid reader of hers, but she’s a veteran writer and knows [...]

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Finished Draft and A Plan

With the exception of a few pages, I have completed a second manuscript. It’s a fantasy story set in Louisville, Kentucky, and features ghosts, mechanical people, evil lab creations, a mysterious forest, love, kissing, swords, and cemeteries. I have secured three beta readers. Here is the Plan: Work all summer to prepare the story and [...]

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New Story

So I finished the first draft of the first book I ever writ. I tried to edit it but discovered…wow, I hate editing my own story. I think of that story as my trial run as a novelist. I started another book a couple of weeks ago and I actually am really in love with [...]

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STOP THE EFFING PRESSES

Today, at 2:20 pm, EST, I completed the first draft of my first book ever. Ever. I think we all need to do a little dance and drink some wine.

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Writing the Novel and the Death of NaBloPoMo

I have clearly fallen off the NaBloPoMo road. Why do They insist on National Anything Month in November? The holidays are coming and I’ve had a hard enough time establishing a priority list that includes getting out of bed, personal hygiene, and what I’m getting my four-year-old niece for Christmas. Asking me to do something [...]

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NaBloPoMo #22ish Interlude

49 pages and nearly 19,000 words of a novel. I’ve hit what a runner might call a wall. My inner editor is lighting into me and I’m suddenly taken with serious doubts. What do you do when you feel unsure?

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100 words: Writing a novel

The podcast I love, Mur Lafferty’s I Should Be Writing, talks a lot about just getting the work done. I love the interview with Neil Gaiman, one of my faves, when Mur says something like, “A lot of writers say they just can’t find the time to write.” And the ineffable Gaiman verbally shrugs when [...]

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100 words: Starting the work

Finally got Butt in Chair (BIC) today and got 2,398 words written in a story that I hope will eventually be a novel. When writers talk about their challenges, I know BIC is mine. I am resistant to carving the time out of the solid rock of my life. Today,  I’m feeling good about the work I did and [...]

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