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Short Story: Voyage Interrupted
I wrote this historical short story back in October, before NaNoWriMo. Thought I’d put it on here. Voyage Interrupted As Muriel Stockley registered that she was awake, she hoped that this time, it would be at a decent hour; a … Continue reading
National Novel Writing Month – Year 14
Yesterday, I finished National Novel Writing Month for the fourteenth year in a row! This year’s story was titled An Englishwoman in Hollywood, and was the fifth instalment in my historical fiction series which began with the Titanic in 1912, … Continue reading
November: Two Different Endurance Challenges
The end of November saw a couple of achievements to reflect upon. First, I completed my thirteenth National Novel Writing Month – here are some thoughts on how this one went: I’d done a lot of prep work beforehand, yet … Continue reading
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Tagged half marathon, NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, running
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NaNoWriMo 2021: Year Thirteen!
Most of my writing efforts this year have been focussed on editing, and while I haven’t managed to keep it up every single day, I’ve definitely done a lot more across the year than I have previously. But now it’s … Continue reading
How Not To Do Camp NaNoWriMo
Unfortunately, April’s Camp NaNoWriMo has not gone according to plan. The intention was to treat it like November and write a whole 50,000-word story: a sequel to my 2015 fantasy project, which was my second choice for last November’s effort. … Continue reading
I Finished A Second Draft!
Twelve years of participating in National Novel Writing Month have left me with a sizeable collection of first drafts for novels. I’ve attempted to edit some of them before; a few of my Camp NaNoWriMo projects have involved full rewrites. … Continue reading
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Tagged Camp Nanowrimo, editing, National Novel Writing Month, second draft, writing
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NaNoWriMo 2020: Tough One This Year
Every National Novel Writing Month is hard work, but this one has turned out to be more difficult than most. Basically, I was being kept busy with various other things, and while I could technically find time to write, finding … Continue reading
NaNoWriMo 2020: Year Twelve!
Since Camp NaNoWriMo, writing has actually been going really well. I’ve been applying the common personal development tips of a) taking small steps and b) persisting with something until it becomes a habit. Maybe I’m putting myself under less pressure, … Continue reading
Camp NaNoWriMo 2020: Going Better Than I Thought
I don’t have the best record when it comes to Camp NaNoWriMo. In recent years, I’ve been saving new projects for NaNoWriMo in November, and trying to use Camp to edit existing drafts. But I haven’t tended to get very … Continue reading
How’s The Writing Going? (February 2020)
So far in 2020, my attempts at fiction writing have not been going as well as I’d hoped. For several weeks, I’ve continued to wrestle with the vampire story that I’ve been working on for some time now. Sometimes, I’ve … Continue reading
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