Before I first signed up for National Novel Writing Month in 2007, I had never heard of the terms "planner" and "pantser." I had been writing stories since I was 8 and somehow went from vague ideas stored in my head to writing out a few paragraphs as a vague outline for an entire novel … Continue reading Writing Files: From Planner to Pantser
I'm a reader and a writer. Or should that be a writer and a reader? My mom tells me I fell in love with books before I could read and that I used to sit outside and tell myself stories when I was 2, so it's hard to know which one came first. But reading … Continue reading NaNo My Way
With November quickly approaching, it seems that there's been quite a buzz about NaNoWriMo. So, I thought I'd spend today writing a little about it. I've been a happy participant since 2007 and also enjoyed Camp NaNo. I distinctly remember I was traveling for a few days in Stockholm in 2007 and staying at a … Continue reading NaNoWriMo
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