Camp NaNo failure

I didn't hit my goal of 50k words (I think I hit about 31k) and so I am a failure. Or maybe not. There was a lot of plotting done, and some scene outlines and little details figured out that had been bothering me for ages. More still needs to be ironed out (and a…

When life gets in the way

So I haven't posted anything in quite some time and that is, largely, because I suck. Yes, my life has been busy but I had stated in my first post that I would chronicle my journey from dabbler to writer and I've been neglecting that.Not to say that I haven't been writing, because I have.…

On researching killy things

For this novel I'm writing (13026 words and counting as of thirty seconds ago), I need to know about the kinds of weaponry and armor that would be found in the sixteenth century. As a librarian, research is something that is second nature, although I don't always enjoy it. This, however, is fun.During library school…

Shushing the inner-perfectionist

Camp NaNoWriMo is four days in and I'm behind on my goal. Worst time for a migraine to show up, but that's life for you. Migraine is finally (mostly) gone and so I sat down this afternoon to pound out a scene or two. Luckily, the words are flowing freely and the characters are cooperating,…

Meeting new characters

Migraines are evil. Particularly when it feels like my eyeballs are nauseous, which is my body's way of telling me to get off the freaking computer. Pity I use them at work (computers, I mean. Of course I use my eyes), and most of my hobbies involve some sort of electronic gizmo (computer, tablet, 3DS,…

The hidden wonders of fanfiction writing

Most writers know what fanfiction is, and many have probably dabbled in it a time or two. Some don't consider it serious writing because it's using someone else's material (which I think is stupid, because honestly, what's original these days? You're always borrowing something from someone else, unknowingly or not) but I consider it to…

Camp NaNoWriMo in 4 days!

It's almost time! Camp NaNoWriMo starts July 1st and I'm writing yet another draft of a novel I started when I was 12 years old. It's the first novel I ever finished, and I'm equal parts relieved and sad that the original draft is gone forever. Sad, because it would be interesting to see how…