Well, my new novel, Lilli, met the NaNo goal of 50,000 words in this one month. Time to relax and finish it at a more realistic pace. For you Wrimos that made it, Congratulations! It truly is an accomplishment. For those of you who have done it in the past, you know what it's like. Anyone who hasn't done NaNo, it's worth it...all the pressure, the all consuming time factor, the fun, try it, I'll be you'll like it.
Lilli is at 50,000 but isn't done. Actually, 50,000 was at a turning point for Lilli so I'll continue writing fresh with it and continue revising Hada.
Good thing I like to write.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Monday, November 9, 2009
Kennel the Inner Editor
This is my fourth year writing a 50,000 word novel with National Novel Writing Month. I missed last year's event because I was devoted to revising the previous year's novel, HADA.
LILLI is this year's sequel to HADA and to use a cliche, it's pouring out like slow molasses. Years past my fingers couldn't keep up with my muse and this year it's like a slow motion movie.
With the help of my fellow writers in this frenzy, I shall prevail. Leslie quoted the advice of Chris Baty, the founder of NaNo: Kennel that Inner Editor.
I did, but I think there was an escape reported.
LILLI is this year's sequel to HADA and to use a cliche, it's pouring out like slow molasses. Years past my fingers couldn't keep up with my muse and this year it's like a slow motion movie.
With the help of my fellow writers in this frenzy, I shall prevail. Leslie quoted the advice of Chris Baty, the founder of NaNo: Kennel that Inner Editor.
I did, but I think there was an escape reported.
Monday, November 2, 2009
National Novel Writing Month
The frenzy has started and it's great fun. This is Day Two and I'm at 5,925 words out of the 50,000. Check it out even if you don't want to sign up to write. There's interesting tips on the home page and you might be tempted. It's free.
www.nanowrimo.org
www.nanowrimo.org
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Contest Clue
Books are boats on the River of Time. Some volumes survive while others vanish.
Clue 1. This summary of a quote is from a best selling novel published this year.
Remember, I need the title, name, and the page number.
If you're reading this fast-paced novel, those words will jump out at you.
Clue 1. This summary of a quote is from a best selling novel published this year.
Remember, I need the title, name, and the page number.
If you're reading this fast-paced novel, those words will jump out at you.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
National Novel Writing Month Countdown
November 1st is coming up soon. Are you ready to write a 50,000 word novel in a month? Sure you can.
I did it three years in a row and have been revising ever since.
You will amaze yourself. What creativity develops when you focus on reaching the magical 50,000 word marker will astound you! Meet new writer friends at the write-ins, check out people internationally who participate, feel the frenzy.
See you in a few days at the NaNoWriMo site. You can find me by my initials: JMK.
I did it three years in a row and have been revising ever since.
You will amaze yourself. What creativity develops when you focus on reaching the magical 50,000 word marker will astound you! Meet new writer friends at the write-ins, check out people internationally who participate, feel the frenzy.
See you in a few days at the NaNoWriMo site. You can find me by my initials: JMK.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Turn Blog Posts into a Book
From the Atlantic’s Daily Dish by Andrew Sullivan
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/04/books-and-blogs.htm
Books And Blogs
Finally, a way to make some money. And it's amazing what can be done:
65-year old Toshiko Fukuda of Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, lost her husband to asbestos on April 17th last year. Her husband, Motoo, was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2006, probably from the steel pipe factory he worked at. He got worker's comp, but the disease ultimately destroyed his lungs and left him with hallucinations for the remainder of his life. Shocked, the widowed Fukuda started sending text messages to her dead husband every time she thought of something she wanted to say to him. Things like: "I couldn't live if I didn't think you were still beside me. I can't live [without you]. I'm crying every day" and "I want to call you 'Otosan' to my heart's content. Why do you have to be inside such a small urn?" Every time she sent a message, the phone by his home shrine vibrated (she made sure it was always charged).
Now she's publishing a book with the loosely translated title Job Transfer to Heaven Without Family-I Wanted to Be With You Longer, a compilation of all her text messages from the past year that she hopes will educate the public about the dangers of asbestos.
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/04/books-and-blogs.htm
Books And Blogs
Finally, a way to make some money. And it's amazing what can be done:
65-year old Toshiko Fukuda of Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, lost her husband to asbestos on April 17th last year. Her husband, Motoo, was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2006, probably from the steel pipe factory he worked at. He got worker's comp, but the disease ultimately destroyed his lungs and left him with hallucinations for the remainder of his life. Shocked, the widowed Fukuda started sending text messages to her dead husband every time she thought of something she wanted to say to him. Things like: "I couldn't live if I didn't think you were still beside me. I can't live [without you]. I'm crying every day" and "I want to call you 'Otosan' to my heart's content. Why do you have to be inside such a small urn?" Every time she sent a message, the phone by his home shrine vibrated (she made sure it was always charged).
Now she's publishing a book with the loosely translated title Job Transfer to Heaven Without Family-I Wanted to Be With You Longer, a compilation of all her text messages from the past year that she hopes will educate the public about the dangers of asbestos.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Julaina's First Contest For You to Enter
Books are boats on the River of Time. Some volumes survive while others vanish.
These sentences are a brief summary from a paragraph in a novel. Name the novel and the page number in the hardbound edition.
The first person to blog the answer here wins a writer's gift basket that includes a book, of course, and other "tools" writers can use.
There's no time limit on this contest. I'm patient. I'll wait for the winner's answer.
These sentences are a brief summary from a paragraph in a novel. Name the novel and the page number in the hardbound edition.
The first person to blog the answer here wins a writer's gift basket that includes a book, of course, and other "tools" writers can use.
There's no time limit on this contest. I'm patient. I'll wait for the winner's answer.
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