I will be the first to admit that English was not my strongest subject is school. In college I majored in the sciences, primarily biology and physics. I started graduate school in microbiology. After 2 years of that I realized the lab bench wasn't for me. I found Library and Information Science my niche. I … Continue reading What I learned writing my first draft
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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
Goals & Other Writing Options
The awesome group of writers I associate myself with on Twitter have started a wonderful, supportive hashtag: MondayWIPGoals Now, normally, I am all for goals, and deadlines. In fact I work better with a deadline, at work at least. But when it comes to personal goals... well. And it's not limited to writing. Dieting, exercising, … Continue reading Goals & Other Writing Options
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
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