First Draft

The first draft of a novel is often a jumble of messy scenes, incomplete plot lines, half formed characters, and rough, run-on sentences. However, it is a story, your story, your baby. Sure it needs work, lots of work. I started mine in August last year. Then I participated in NaNoWriMo in November and wrote … Continue reading First Draft →

Blogging in 2018

Well, the New Year snuck up on me and it’s the middle of Feb. already. NaNoWriMo has long past and I am still working on my novel, which is great since I have been know to let things fall by the wayside (not unlike this blog...) Speaking of the blog, I want to devote more … Continue reading Blogging in 2018 →

Writing Update and Dabble

I can't believe it's already November 17th. I should have 20-25k words finished on my NaNoWriMo challenge by now. I haven't been as dedicated as I first envisioned I would be, sitting at only 8,834 words for Nov. But I do have 23,354 words for the entire novel, since I started in September. My problem: continual … Continue reading Writing Update and Dabble →

Cover Concepts for Sword of Chaos

One cover idea for my novel. Put it together with Adobe Spark. I will probably come up with a few more before settling on a final one. What do you think? NaNoWriMo is Almost Here

Progress on My Novel

Well, I started the actual writing on my novel on August 30. I had been doing some research, and plot and character development before that, and of course that still continues. While I haven't been able to write every day, I've been getting something down at least a few days a week. I am now … Continue reading Progress on My Novel →