Tag: novel
group name: howwewrite
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November 07, 2007 06:41 PM EST --
Day six brought me no new obstacles thankfully and I made some decent progress. I did, however have to skip the funeral scene and do some research on Irish funerary customs. The funeral still has yet . . . more
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November 08, 2007 12:38 AM EST --
Day seven brought no massive issues and was one of the few normal days I was able to write for this week.
We have now finished out the first full week of NaNoWriMo. Up next: Week Two. Watch out there's . . . more
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December 10, 2007 12:00 AM EST --
"If you want to write a novel, here's my advice: lock up your characters at night."
Most writers by now know what NaNoWriMo means: National Novel Writing . . . more
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October 02, 2007 10:08 PM EDT --
I believe I am now brain dead from reading all the round two Romance chapters. It took me 2 and a half days to read all of them. Boy, what a tough job to choose the best. They . . . more
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September 11, 2007 12:45 PM EDT --
I had an interesting idea recently.
I grew up in bars. My Mom was a bartender in these little 3-2 bars on Broadway street, in Minneapolis. A 3-2 bar is a bar that only serves the lower alchohol content . . . more
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February 01, 2008 01:58 AM EST --
Yesterday I posted a listing of sites I had saved in my email about Mystery Writing Resources. Today I'm passing on some sites about Self-Editing. These are all things many of us know, but they . . . more
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February 10, 2008 08:53 PM EST --
Ever mix dinner with a discussion of bones, bodies and fire?
That's what we did Friday night in Knoxville.
But don't worry. It was for a good cause -- a fundraiser for the Friends of Literacy. . . . more
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February 19, 2008 04:25 AM EST --
The other night I actually got to be rather early - or at least early for me. I fell asleep fairly fast which isn't typical for me and slept well.
Well, that is until I woke up four hours later . . . more
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September 03, 2007 10:57 PM EDT --
I've always wanted to be a novelist and thanks to everyone here at Gather, Simon & Schuster/Touchstone is releasing my first book Sep. 18.
"The Way Life Should Be" is . . . more
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November 03, 2007 01:44 AM EDT --
Well, as many know, day one turned out a couple obstacles for me. Day two was smooth sailing all the way - well almost.
So, as I mentioned on Day one we had modem issues. It basically flatlined. . . . more
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September 29, 2007 12:35 PM EDT --
When I asked if I had time to get a drink of water, AM Buffalo Host Linda Pellagrino said it was no problem. We had five minutes before airtime. But when I bolted out the studio door to the fountain, I . . . more
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April 22, 2008 04:52 PM EDT --
One of the things writers fear most is pissing off their muse or characters. We all tread carefully to make the fickle creatures happy, or at least appease them. Most of the time I've done just that. . . . more
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November 08, 2007 01:27 AM EST --
Here's a tip that I used with so much success last year that I decided to do it again this year.
Post it notes are something that many of us already have in our house and they really can be helpful . . . more
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June 27, 2008 08:46 AM EDT --
Nearly a year ago I tested the waters with Lulu.com and put together a collection of poetry called The Long and Short of It and published on Lulu, where it's available in print for about $7 and . . . more
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September 27, 2007 02:26 PM EDT --
The Wolf Huntress- by Jamie Chapman
She is a Huntress, a slayer of man-eating Wolves. For over 500 years, the Wolves' only weakness -- silver -- was her family's guarded secret. . . . more
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September 12, 2007 01:46 AM EDT --
The long, slow journey of publishing my novel “The Way Life Should Be” went into warp speed when I learned I’d won the First Chapters contest on May 25. I spoke to so many people that . . . more
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January 30, 2008 05:12 PM EST --
Did you know that February is Crime Writing month at Write Here Right Now? Write Here Right Now is holding what could be deemed as a crime NaNoWriMo, only the word requirement is 1,000 words a day compared . . . more
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April 28, 2008 06:00 PM EDT --
One of the biggest ups one can follow as a writer is to make peace with the muse. This can range from taking a standpoint to let her come to you, groveling, kissing her fairy dust covered backside, honoring . . . more
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October 26, 2007 03:32 AM EDT --
For those who have done NaNoWriMo at least once before, have you considered adopting a newbie?
Adoption can enhance your NaNo experience, motivate you and more importantly offer guidance to someone . . . more
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November 01, 2007 09:37 PM EDT --
Well, as if losing my fist 100+ words wasn't bad enough I find that my modem is all but dead. I lost it earlier and called the cable company. We did all sorts of things and fixes and there was no . . . more
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