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Time to Write That Novel?

It’s that time of year again. No, I don’t mean Halloween/Samhain. I mean NaNoWriMo–National Novel Writing Month. It is the time of year when crazy writing-type people try to write a 50,000 word novel during the month of November. I’ve … Continue reading

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No NaNoWriMo

I’ve been thinking about my plans to take part in NaNoWriMo in November, and I think that I am going to give it a pass.  It is not so much the fear of forcing myself to write so many words … Continue reading Continue reading

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Writing for NaNoWriMo

 A few years ago I decided to take part in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month).  The goal of NaNoWriMo is to write a 50,000 word novel during the month of November.  The focus is on quantity, not quality.  Sounds pretty easy, … Continue reading Continue reading

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Ben Jonson (and me) on Words

Ben Jonson (the poet, not the athlete) once wrote that poor speech discredits both the speaker and our opinion of his reason and judgement. Today, when so much of our communication is done over the Internet via writing, I’d like … Continue reading Continue reading

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Non-Writing Writer

I am a writer who doesn’t write. I hide from my pen and paper like they are conspiring to give me some incurable disease—hope and accomplishment. Sometimes I am nearly in tears because I want to write so badly, yet … Continue reading Continue reading

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Fountain Dream

Sometimes I hate staring at a blank page. All those neatly ruled lines just waiting for me to fill them with words. I feel like everything coming out of my pen must be meaningful and profound. What a lot of … Continue reading Continue reading

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Not Writing My Dreams

I has been about a year since I decided that I wanted to write a book. And, in all honesty, I am only marginally closer to being an author today then I was then. Essentially, all have to show for … Continue reading Continue reading

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