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Rereading My First Novel

As you may recall, I participated in NaNoWriMo last November, and finished the draft of my first novel back in February.  In May, I decided to start revisions.  That was the start of my trouble.  You see, before I could … Continue reading

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My First Novel, Round 2

I have decided that I will attempt to have a second draft of my novel that I wrote for NaNoWriMo competed by July 13th.  That is two months from now, which, depending on which writers you listen to, is a … Continue reading

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Panel on Speculative Fiction in Canada

So, it’s been a while since I’ve blogged. This seems to happen regularly, cycles of on-again, off-again productivity. Fortunately, that means that we’re due for a flurry of activity here. For the next week, expect a new post every day … Continue reading

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My First Novel is Finished!

Well, the first (very) rough draft is, anyway.  When I finished chapter 17 last night, the word count ticked slightly past 65000.  This is pretty short for a novel — perhaps too short to be economically publishable.  Of course, right … Continue reading

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NaNoWriMo 2007 is Done

November is over, and that means NaNoWriMo is over, too. The good news is that I won! It was a painful, excruciating experience, and I churned out some awful prose, but I hit the 50000 word mark on the evening … Continue reading

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Halfway There… Sort Of

My word count for NaNoWriMo currently stands at 26,233. This places me just slightly past the half-way mark for the 50,000 words needed to “win” NaNoWriMo. Unfortunately, it does mean I’m a few days behind, even for just the minimal … Continue reading

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Novel Writing — So Far, So Good

So I’m two days into NaNoWriMo, and so far I’m on track with my personal goal of 2000 words per day. Meeting that goal, however, is taking longer than I anticipated. Part of the problem is that I’m still trying … Continue reading

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A Writing Challenge

This year, in an effort to get myself writing, I have decided to commit myself to National Novel Writing Month, which begins tomorrow. The goal is 50000 words written in November; I’m going to try to top that, and aim … Continue reading

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