Week #7 is done. Yay.
So I’ve started not to be so hard on myself about the writing—not that I’m giving up—but if I don’t write my 500 words than I’m not bringing out the sugarberry switch either.
My progress wasn’t horrible, but it could have been better. Plus, I’m still up about 3K for the challenge [...]

When I took my afternoon break from the day job, I stumbled across a blog written by novelist Christina Baker Kline. I love reading about how other writers work on their novels.
She also has posted some great writing tips. I love the Writing Tip #1, Use the First Five Senses Right Away.
You should check [...]

Your protagonist is given a great honor.
Questions to ask about this scene spark:
*How does the protagonist feel about the honor?

*Are other characters jealous of the honor?

*Does the protagonist deserve the honor?

It isn’t like I didn’t know that writing a novel would be easy. And it doesn’t get better the more novels that you write since each novel is different and has its own challenges.
Right now, I’m in the middle of my novel (again) and it’s really wearing me down. Last night, it took me about [...]

There are a lot of writers doing challenges. I’ve met a few just reading blogs. While I was eating my lunch today, I found another kindred spirit—Inky Girl, a.k.a Debbie Ohi. She’s hosting a year-long writing challenge of either 500 words or 1000 words a day.
Check out my nifty badge to the right. I [...]