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NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS
Posted on January 6, 2015 3 Comments
I don’t do new years resolutions anymore because let’s face it at 49 years old, I have made a lot of resolutions to improve myself – anymore improvement would mean I was getting perilously close to being perfect and nobody wants that! Perfection would mean no flaws that translate to no character – bad for […]
NaNoWriMo and Christmas
Posted on December 15, 2014 2 Comments
It has been almost a month since NaNoWriMo and I must admit to not having done as much as I would like. I blame Christmas! All this shopping, baking, partying, Christmas films and decorating get in the way of my writing. I did, however take a couple of chapters with me when I went Christmas […]
NaNoWriMo – How will you use the experience?
Posted on December 4, 2014 Leave a Comment
I did it!..again. I managed to slay the procrastination dragon to write 50,000 words in twenty-nine days, whoop, whoop! I was intending to blog my journey as I did last year but with looking after a poorly boyfriend for three of the weeks, a poorly dog back and forth to the vets and organising an […]
Preparing for NaNoWriMo
Posted on October 20, 2014 4 Comments
I did it. I signed up for NaNoWriMo again this year…….What a Nutter! So now all I have to do is the preparation. I still have the last third of my book from last year but I need a new project, so I have decided to write a sequel to my first novel Wandering on […]
To NaNo or not to NaNo?
Posted on September 21, 2014 3 Comments
Last year I was a NaNoWriMo winner as I completed over 50,000 words of my novel in 30 days. The experience not only gave me a push on my new book but I found a writing group, new friends and the opportunity to attend a writers’ seminar about getting my book published. As […]
NaNoWriMo – Lessons learned
Posted on December 3, 2013 Leave a Comment
2013-Winner-Certificate I DID IT! I CAN’T BELIEVE I DID IT BUT I DID. WHOOHOO!!!!!! If you’re wondering what it was that made me finish, it was sheer stubbornness. I ALWAYS complete what I start. So how was it? Pretty good actually; It’s great giving yourself permission to write a load of old crap but you […]
NaNoWriMo -@Be More Dog
Posted on November 24, 2013 2 Comments
Last week I noticed my dog had a cataract forming. He has recently been diagnosed as diabetic and I knew to look out for it. This was stressful enough which sent my word count down for my NaNoWriMo, I couldn’t concentrate but when he began frantically sniffing around the house in a panic on Friday […]
NaNoWriMo – Half way!
Posted on November 19, 2013 Leave a Comment
So it’s halfway through my epic writing journey this month and you know what? I’m doing really well.Day 17 and my total word score is 33,845 – Yipee! To be honest, I never thought I would get this far but I do work well when I have a deadline. I am even a couple of […]
NaNoWriMo -3 Days to go!
Posted on October 29, 2013 Leave a Comment
This is the final week of prepping for my novel before I have to actually start writing. So what have I done to prepare? I worked out a basic plot and my main character I made sure I had a beginning, middle and end. Actually, that’s a lie because I didn’t have an end….but I […]
Pre-NaNoWriMo Holiday (part 2)
Posted on October 28, 2013 Leave a Comment
The weather was freakishly warm for October and staying indoors to write was not an option! We went to Longleat Safari Park in Warminster where some very naughty Monkey decided that we didn’t need out windscreen washers anymore! It was really amazing to be in the car with Lions and tigers just outside the window….amazing […]
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