I’m at 22K for my NaNoWriMo book, and my character has just gone through his absolute nadir. It’s been my worst–hardest, most hari-kiri inspiring–day of writing, too, although I got it all done for the day. Traditionally, your character’s worst (“black”) moment is supposed to come right before the big fight scene, and the hero …
Careful. I had to watch them all at one sitting. (via Ann.)
My short story, “Fragile,” FKA “Things You Don’t Want,” has been rejected again, but in the nicest possible way: Thank you for submitting “Fragile” to ABYSS & APEX. As you know, we kept it for second round consideration but ultimately decided not to accept it for publication. The competition this month was strong and while …
Someone on the PPW list asked for advice for a young writer. Here’s what I wrote back, because I liked it, and because I’m not likely to get anything else written today: Come to Write Brains! Read books on writing – lots of them, but not so many that you don’t read for pleasure and …
Tracking election results is almost exactly the opposite of writing.
(Via Ian.) Meme time! What’s the first sentence of your NaNoWriMo novel? Slaughterhouse Jane starts like this: David threw down the rifle and ran.
Here’s me, writing longhand in a leather, unlined notebook (it smells so good), sitting in front of my computer and listening to random music while I’m writing. I have no idea what my wordcount is, but it’s five small pages and three small scenes so far. The theme is folk-influenced music in a minor key. …
NaNoWriMo starts tomorrow. My screen name is dknippling – if you care to add me as a buddy, feel free. Send me an e-mail with your name or drop it in comments if I can add you, too. Log lines welcome 🙂 The current title is Slaughterhouse Jane. The book’s a YA fantasy set in …