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NaNoWriMo

Tempus Fugit

October 13, 2009

Time flies, baby!  It’s hard to believe but it’s almost time for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) again.  This is your call to arms…or pens…or probably PC’s…whatever, you get the idea.  Now is the time to do it.  Now is the time to put aside procrastination, self-doubt, and realistic expectations.  Don’t think about it, just sign up [...]

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Character Names – Random, Plentiful and Believable

January 28, 2009

What do the following character names have in common?
Maria Archer
Hollis Rivers
Ester Stringer
Robert Mueller, Director of the FBI
OK, so that last one doesn’t really fit with my topic, but all of these started out the day in my email spam folder.  I have been harvesting character names from this source for quite some time.  The names [...]

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The Triumphant Return of The Loser

December 11, 2008

This Sunday I finished my NaNoWriMo story.  Those familiar with NaNo know that it takes place in November and is a race to get fifty thousand words done.  In a month.  Those familiar with calendars will notice that this is, in fact December.  I didn’t finish in a month.  I didn’t get 50k either, I [...]

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Running Scared For a Running Start.

October 14, 2008

Crap!  It’s almost November.  That means National Novel Writing Month or NaNoWriMo for us hipster doofuses.  I am not done with my current project (also a novel) but I’m going in anyway.  Screw it!  This event is about getting the damn words on paper.  Well, on the computer screen but whatever.  I’m not waiting until next year [...]

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I have a fever for the Frenzy!

March 31, 2008

My first quarter goal of finishing the novel I started during NaNoWriMo in November was pretty much blown to hell and back. That will have to be back-burnered for now since it’s Script Frenzy time! While I liked it a whole lot better when it took place in June, I had such a [...]

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