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Now that Halloween is over, it's Christmas all the way...Its November so time to get your Decorations and lights up. ~ Unknown Happy November 1! Hello, Hello friends! Happy November first; the beginning of the holiday season in MY book, as well as the official start to NaNoWriMo! I know many people are rolling their [...]
"Being a writer is like having homework every night for the rest of your life." ~ Lawrence Kasdan Happy November! Happy November friends! It is that time of year again. And no I am not talking about putting up the Christmas tree (though that is happening also) or the copious amounts of Christmas Carols to [...]
"Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas." ~ Dale Evans Is it to early? Hi friends! Taking a break from NaNoWriMo for some Christmas Cheer! Whaaaa? I know! You are thinking seriously? It is only November third! (I already heard it on Insta friends, haters [...]
"Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead." ~ Gene Fowler Happy NaNoWriMo! For those who don't know what NaNoWriMo is, it stands for National Novel Writing Month. During this month writers begin a brand new novel, drink copious amounts [...]
"Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go." ~ E. L. Doctorow Gimme ALL the coffee Happy NaNoWriMo everybody! Today marks the beginning of an insanely crazy month. Where sleep depravity is real, word sprints a daily exercise, Stopping mid conversation to jot something down isn't rude, and not having [...]
"Every story I create, creates me. I write to create myself." Octavia E. Butler Struggling It seems like every quote I come across lately has spoken to my soul and this one in particular is yelling, I have been struggling something fierce the last few months. To be honest, I wasn't sure if I could [...]
"Never give up. And most importantly, be true to yourself. Write from your heart, in your own voice, and about what you believe in." ~ Louise Brown Ten Years First, Holy Expletive! Ten years! Ten years I have put myself through this torture. Ten years of word sprints, hundreds upon thousands of words, (over five [...]
"That's the thing about making a movie: You never finish editing. They just take it away from you." ~ Abel Ferrara Editing. The bang of any writers existence. I effing hate it. Seriously. Any and all expletives do apply to editing. I have spoken at length about how NaNo quickly stomps out all writing OCD [...]
"Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing." ~ Benjamin Franklin Success! I didn't think I would reach this point. That I would be able to finish my novel.And if I did, I was sure I would be burning the midnight oil november 30. While I had started out strong, the last week [...]
"Be strong, be fearless, be beautiful. And believe that anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you." ~ Misty Copeland I feel incredibly thankful for many reasons. Even when life can be pretty sucky (which it kind of was this weekend), there is still always something or someone to be [...]