Oh, happy NaNo dance before I crash onto the bed...last night at the NaNoWriMo midnight write I got to lovely 2,012 words. The beginning is choppy, but it's there--and a few lines I actually like. I'm unsure why this novel-in-a-month shindig moves me so, but it does and I'm happy for it. Just as I'm …
Continue reading Smarties and Caffeine–the Wonder Combination
"Free your mind, and the rest will follow..." (What song is that from? I can't remember.) Anyway, NaNoWriMo is almost here and I'm so excited! If you really want to write a novel and you think you can't (or you have some other excuse), then do this. It can change everything if you let it.
The problem with watching a Neil Gaiman video interview or going to the Endicott Studio website is that I'm both distracted from my work and inspired with more ideas than I think I can hold. I want to do so many things...there is so much spinning around in my head...and when shall I get any …
One of many pointless annoyances... I'm always baffled (and annoyed) by people who want to write a book, but they know next to nothing about books. Who knows? Maybe this is the best way to write. But I still think that knowing something about a bookstore is...I don't know...a good idea. I mean, some people …
NaNoWriMo is nearly upon us. I can hardly wait, but then again, I don't really have to sit here watching the clock tick; I've got plenty to do. What's your to-do list look like? Mine is here more to help me remember than because it's inherently interesting. -paint bedroom doors (well, almost done) -paper kitchen …
What is missing from the writing? Something isn't right. I feel like I've climbed over plenty of walls to get to this place--writing everyday, spending time with other writers, creating a writing space, even feeling like a writer (whatever that means exactly). But I still feel something isn't right, and I don't mean publication (though …
Continue reading Thinking Out Loud (and writing that way too)
These bookish questions were at Red Shoe Ramblings (I couldn't resist that name) and I've decided to carry them on. If you decide to take them to your space, let me know. I'd like to read your answers. 1. Hardcover or paperback? Why? This is going to sound a bit shallow, but I don't care …
Continue reading These Are Not My Final Answers (I have no final answers)
So, the other morning I'm scrabbling along in my usual rushed way when I open the door to my tiny studio/office closet and find water dripping steadily from my upstairs neighbor. And I did that doubletake that I always do when I believe for the briefest of seconds that another reality is there if I …
Plot problems...I'm so close to getting the ending of this novel. Painfully close. But I've got this character, Linnie from the other blog actually, and she's been caught listening in to a conversation she's not supposed to hear. Now, Linnie, being Linnie, would let nothing stop her from rushing to her friend to warn her …
I love my birthday. Make no mistake, I don't mind telling people my age or finding gray hair. But there is something about special dates--birthdays, New Year's Day, anniversaries, weddings, whatever special day you choose--that lends itself to milemarkers and expectations. Ten years on and I'm still working the same job. Hey, I like my …
Marta Pelrine-Bacon 