NaNoWriMo starts tomorrow. For the initiated folks, that’s short for National Novel Writing Month. The goal of the event/group/movement is to write a novel of at lest 50,000 words in the month of November. You aren’t allowed to pre-write anything, although you’re free to outline, work out characters, etc. I completed NaNoWriMo in 2009 and [...]
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In the beginning
Posted in Books, Writing on 31 October, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Ernest Hemingway Knew What Was Up
Posted in Books, Writing on 27 October, 2011 | 2 Comments »
In high school, I read The Sun Also Rises. That book absolutely blew my mind. Ever since then, I’ve been a Hemingway guy. I even visited his house in Key West a few years ago. I’ve been trying to pump myself up for NaNoWriMo this year, and I’ve been trolling through some Hemingway quotes for [...]
Nov Nov 2010
Posted in Writing on 3 October, 2010 | 2 Comments »
National Novel Writing Month is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants begin writing November 1. The goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, November 30. Last year was my first year to participate in NaNoWriMo. The things I love most about it are that (1) I got to check something [...]
Made: I’m a Freelance Writer
Posted in Writing on 8 February, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As of this morning, I’m officially a freelance writer. I turned in my piece last weekend and today I received payment. What did I write? A press release for an undisclosed company. It’s not glamorous, but it’s still pretty fun! Here’s to living the dream!
