One of the great things about NaNo is, it shows what can be done in a committed amount of time. To write 1,667 words each…
Two weeks into NaNoWriMo 2021
Two weeks into NaNoWriMo 2021, and I’m still showing up. Although, I did miss Saturday. I am enjoying revision just as much as writing. It…
Day 7 of NaNo 2021.
Seven writing sessions in seven days. I’ve heard people say revision is the hard part. So far, I hardest part in revision has been looking…
National Novel Writing Month 2021
This year for NaNoWriMo I’m not going the traditional route of starting a new work and writing 50,000 words in thirty days. Rather, I’ll be…
Elements of the Writing Craft. Part Two: Character, Lesson Forty-Five: Moving Out of Dialogue
Ref: Pages 55 and 56 of the text by Robert Olmstead List five sets of characters, relatives, or friends who might have a conversation similar…
The storm will not best me.
There is a storm that threatens. It rises and sharpens its edge. I’m still bloody and tired from the last time. I hold fast to…
Elements of the Writing Craft. Part Two: Character, Lesson Forty-Four: Moving into Dialogue
Ref: Pages 54 and 55 of the text by Robert Olmstead List five sentences that could describe a voice speaking and follow each with a…
Elements of the Writing Craft. Part Two: Character, Lesson Forty-Three: Characters in a Relationship.
Ref: Pages 53 and 54 of the text by Robert Olmstead. Name ten places where one character might observe a significant other.Entering the front door.At…
The Pinch
In storytelling, there is a device known as the pinch or pinch-points, where after an event, the character’s life is forever changed. I feel like…