Tag Archives: NaNoWriMo

NaNo(Re)WriMo: the next several days

Last week was a busy one — I got sick, put out Jersey Devil Press, finished judging the flash fiction for the creative writing contest at Indiana University Southeast, raked leaves, did a lot of reading — so re-starting my current novel proved slower going than I’d hoped. Then, at the end of last week, I attended a literaryContinue reading “NaNo(Re)WriMo: the next several days”

NaNo(Re)WriMo: the first few days

So, I’m not formally participating in NaNoWriMo this year. Not because I’m not writing a novel — I am — but because I’m actually REwriting a novel. And that’s not what NaNoWriMo is for, so I’m out. But I’m still writing, reworking the post-Civil War outlaw novel I started (and failed to finish) last year.Continue reading “NaNo(Re)WriMo: the first few days”

NaNoWriMo and my first published novel

Five years ago, I embarked on my first real attempt at National Novel Writing Month. I signed up, planned my schedule, roughed out an outline, and buckled down. November 1, 2009, I began writing. Two weeks later, I raced past the 50,000-word mark. The ending was rushed and the details were hazy and the charactersContinue reading “NaNoWriMo and my first published novel”

NaNoWriMo update: Week 2

It has been a whirlwind week, y’all — my book got released, I gave a reading and lecture, I made it to the finalists list for the Million Writers Award — so I haven’t been able to keep up with the writing as well as I did the first week of November. I’m currently behindContinue reading “NaNoWriMo update: Week 2”

NaNoWriMo update: Week 1

Well, I’ve managed to write more than 15,000 words in the past week, which, I have to say, I am frankly amazed at. Especially considering my work schedule. This week (as every week this fall), I have taught five courses on three campuses and spent more than eight hours just commuting to my various jobs.Continue reading “NaNoWriMo update: Week 1”

National (I don’t have time for) Novel Writing Month

I can’t believe I’m about to do this, but here it is: I’ll be participating in NaNoWriMo again this year. My trepidation is not for lack of interest — I love NaNoWriMo. My first outing resulted in the first draft of my novel Hagridden, which in turn led to my Oregon Literary Fellowship and aContinue reading “National (I don’t have time for) Novel Writing Month”

Math in words

We survived the fake Mayan apocalypse, and though people still seem pretty worried about this fiscal “cliff” (slope) thing, I’m going to go out on a limb and say, what the hell, we’ll make it through that, too. I feel pretty confident, because 2012 has been the Year of the Dragon in eastern astrology, andContinue reading “Math in words”

A Writer’s Notebook: NaNoWriMo 2012, dead and gone

Those of you who actually follow may have been wondering where I’ve been. What’s more, you’re probably wondering what happened to NaNoWriMo and the Writer’s Notebook. As for the latter, the short answer is that I didn’t finish, for the first time since I started. The longer answer I hinted at in my last PhotoContinue reading “A Writer’s Notebook: NaNoWriMo 2012, dead and gone”

A Writer’s Notebook: NaNoWriMo 2012, week 3

Man, I cannot believe I have only a week left. And you know what? This might be the year I don’t make it. It’s not for lack of trying. I’ve just been busy with schoolwork and, somewhat unexpectedly, moving. Because, you see, my wife and I have just bought a house. Or will have whenContinue reading “A Writer’s Notebook: NaNoWriMo 2012, week 3”