NaNoWriMo Week 2 Day 11

As of Nov 10: Total Word Count: 8,031 Target Word Count: 16,667 So, yeah, I got way behind. I blame the hyperactive, teething kitten who’s been depriving me of my sleep. I shall strive to get caught up today. Disclaimer: The following excerpt is unedited. You will find spelling errors, grammatical errors, and inconsistencies. There […]

NaNoWriMo Week 1 Day 4

As of Nov 3: Total Word Count: 5307 Target Word Count: 5000 Given the fact that I started over four thousand words ahead, I’m not totally satisfied with where I’m at so far, though I am where I need to be when it comes to meeting the overall goal. But, it is early in the […]

NaNoWriMo

Hello, my darling demons, ghouls, wraiths, and shades! As some of you may already know, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) begins this week. I will be participating. As such, I will be approaching my blog a little differently over the month of November. Instead of my normal weekly blog post over whatever topic happens to […]

How To Be A Part-Time Writer

The image of a writer cozily wrapped up in blankets on the couch or in bed dressed in pajamas with a notebook is an image well-loved in our society, and something many aspiring writers fantasize about. Unfortunately, if one wants to make any amount of money writing, that lifestyle is but a fantasy. If you […]

Main Character Syndrome

Main character syndrome is a term used to describe characters which clearly stand out as main protagonist characters. Symptoms include: Unnatural hair or eye colors An “emo swoop” (hair styled so that it covers half the face, yet is still considered attractive) Character is significantly more attractive than literally anyone else in the story Tragic […]