Finishing Up

It's October 29th, and I'm only 1/4th of the way through my last short story. This story is coming more slowly than I thought it would, but I've been planning and finding that I need my characters to go deeper.  This has been really good, because I realized the second main character is barely introduced…

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How does this sound?

Here is the beginning of my Nanowrimo idea.  Thoughts and comments are always welcome. The world he lives in is ruled by magic and mechanics, and he is simply one among many orphans.  Then one day he is taken away by an old man with a gold cane.  Suddenly our young hero is thrust into…

We Are Tired.

Right now it is raining outside. The children are trying whisper and eat at the same time.  They are eating macaroni and cheese,  and chicken nuggets.  I will eat later. Wordless music plays, giving the house a sleepy atmosphere.   The dog wants out.  The children want to talk.  I want to sleep.  My breakfast was…

Unrealistic Goals or Otherwise Titled As a Humanity Project Update

As the title states I have a crazy, unrealistic idea for my short stories. I am going to try and self-publish them before Nanowrimo starts.  The project will have seven stories, it will be around 60 pages and hopefully 20, 000 words. I'm about 1/4th of the way through the last story for my collection.…

Nanowrimo cometh

On Saturday my fiance and I went to a local Nanowrimo plotting party.  It was awesome. We got folders: And papers to fill out for characters/plots and settings. And as you can see by the picture I have yet to fill out the papers.  Needless to say going to the party has left me in…

Fragments

  I'm in hibernation till Nano.  I'm writing in Fragments. Three liners about something in my day. Today I wrote over and over again "Write every day". This isn't writer's block, it feels similar,  but different. Its like my muse is stuck in fragments and that's all we can get out.  It doesn't worry me,…