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A writing meme in November? You might wonder if this is just a happy coincidence since it’s day 4 of NabloPoMo and you’re a l r e a d y banging your head against the desk and asking the writing gods WHY, WHY, WHY. No Internet, this is not a coincidence. I just can’t help myself from helping a blogger out. You’re welcome.

Here’s how it works. Write a short “word portrait” of someone you know (or don’t know), post it on your blog, and leave a comment here. And don’t forget to say “Walla!”… Continue

Day 3 of NaNoWriMo and NaBloPoMo. Yes, that means I am now participating in both. I've just recklessly made my entire month of November a full on write-a-palooza! Besides the daily postings, the daily 1600+ words on a novel, I'm also working on three copywriting gigs. Internet, let me help you with the math. NaNo + NaBlo + Copywriting = A-Butt-Ton-O-Words. Also translated as This-Is-Where-My-Head-Pops-Off.

Actually, all is going swell so far. There is little… Continue

100 Word Challenge

No 100 words of my own this week because I’ve just done something completely insane. Yes, I’ve gone and done it. I’ve joined National Novel Writing Month. Oh, are you insane too? Good, let’s be writing buddies.

My pick of the week is Lessa who manages to capture dialect particularly well to create characterization. Something I need to work on. Everyone remember to visit all the entries and leave comments of encouragement, or critique, or observations, whatever. This challeng… Continue

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