Tag: WIP
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November Without Nano
National Novel Writing Month The NanoWrimo website and community shut down earlier this year after more than 20 years of supporting writers. They closed for a plethora of reasons, including both monetary and other more personal concerns. But its closer has left quite a whole in the writing community. I have been using NanoWrimo since…
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Short Story Update
I am happy to announce that I have completed all the rough drafts for When Hope Burned White, Volume 2. As the direct sequel to last year’s short story collection and since it has now been over a year since that one was published, I am excited for you to meet the next set of…
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2025 Works in Progress
This week, I spent my free time playing “Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2,” but when I am not doing that, I am making progress on my writing goals. It has felt like a slow start to the year for my writing. January seemed a month and a half long, and I think I caught a wave…
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New Year’s Reflection
New Year’s is more a time of reflection than resolution for me. It is about considering how I spent my time this year and where I want to focus my energy for the future. I always pick 10 things with varying degrees of required energy. Some of the goals are easier because they are already…
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Of Teeth & Dreams: Excerpt
As of Thanksgiving, I completed my NanoWrimo goal and finished the first draft of my new book, Of Teeth and Dreams. It started as a short story and now has a full life of its own. I am very excited with the way it turned out, though it will be a few drafts before I…
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Nanowrimo 2025
It is November again! The best month of the year because it means National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) has arrived. The time has come to buckle down and write 1666 words per day in a new novel, and I am so ready! Last year I discussed some of the details of NaNoWriMo, but more importantly,…
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Works in Progress: 2023
I have always been afraid of announcing new projects because “What if I don’t finish it?” Well, it’s come to my attention that it is going to happen anyway, and some people actually care. So here are some of the projects I have been working on this year outside of Hypersonic Express and NaNoWriMo. Part…
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