NaNoWriMo I won! On November 29th, I cleared the 50,000 word finish line. For now, the novel is about half done. Out of the two main characters, only one has a complete story arc, which needs work. Overall, I'm happy with that performance. I learned a lot about my personal writing habits and pushed myself … Continue reading NaNo 2020 Lessons Learned and Review Previews
Fiction
Quick Mid-November Update
NaNoWriMo Well, the month has flown by. It's almost Thanksgiving! Work is slowing down; so, I can get back to a somewhat normal life. November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). During these 30 days, people attempt to write a 50,000 word novel from start to finish. That means a total daily word count of … Continue reading Quick Mid-November Update
Trying Something New in Writing
Changes Needed I have an odd relation to writing. I don't consider myself a writer. All my life, I've written something: poetry, short stories, reviews, essays, etc. I love to write, and I love fiction. I even graduated with a Master's of Fine Arts from the University of Missouri - St. Louis. (I loved my … Continue reading Trying Something New in Writing
Story Prompt: January 2019
I played around with photos from Pixabay, and I created this scene on an alien shore. This guy looks out over a body of water, and I immediately started to wonder about his story. What's he thinking? This made me think it's a good story prompt. If you write something, let me know in the … Continue reading Story Prompt: January 2019
What I Learned from Week One
November is National Writing Month. This month is a personal challenge to write 50,000 words between the first and thirtieth of November. That's an average of 1,666.66 words per day. According to the NaNoWriMo blog, 402,000 people participated in 2017. Well, this year, I decided to participate. This is a daunting challenge. Since I'm a … Continue reading What I Learned from Week One
Publication Day
Putting the Science in Fiction It's publication day! Putting the Science in Fiction is available now. Scroll down for ordering links. Science and technology have starring roles in a wide range of genres--science fiction, fantasy, thriller, mystery, and more. Unfortunately, many depictions of technical subjects in literature, film, and television are pure fiction. A basic … Continue reading Publication Day
My Fictional Splinter
The best story ideas I ever get come to me when I'm writing a different story. I've seen other writers talk about ideas attempting to seduce you away from your current project. The struggle is real. But if a writer expects to finish a story, they can't chase every new idea that comes along. Often, … Continue reading My Fictional Splinter