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NaNoWriMo 2022 In Review

Well, it’s over, and it’s time to review.

This past year I had set a personal goal of 100K words for NaNoWriMo. I can now say that I wrote a 100,370 word novel. Here are my thoughts.
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Being a Genre Writer

Every time I meet someone, be it a person off the street or another writer, the question I get asked first is, “What do you write?”, or “What genre do you write?”
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Wasting Time WIth NaNoWriMo 2022

Time flies. The older you are, the faster it flies. We are weeks away from November, and that means NaNoWriMo.
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NaNoWriMo 2021 - Thoughts and Review

Yesterday, I hit my personal goal of writing 75K words in 20 days. I did it in 18 since I took last weekend off. Going into this self-challenge, I wasn’t sure I could. Yesterday, I learned I could and a lot more. Here are some of my thoughts. Read More…

NaNoWriMo 2021 - Day 12 - Winner

I won NaNoWriMo this past Friday, by crossing the 50K word mark. I made it with 50,007. Read More…

Pre-NaNoWriMo 2021

The older one gets, the faster time seems to move. It’s already time for NaNoWriMo again. Read More…

State of Affairs

It's time for an update. It's also almost time for NaNoWriMo. Read More…

Happy Holidays, Watson

It’s the holiday season again. It’s a strange and, for many, a lonely one. Help those you can without putting yourself at risk.

I finished the Holmesian novel I started during NaNoWriMo. I hit my 50K mark during the event, but I planned on taking the story out to 100K. Well, I didn’t hit 100K. I hit 84K.

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Oops, I Did It Again

I won NaNoWriMo, and this year I finished early. I finished with 50,059 words. I’m only at the mid-point of my novel, however. I have another 50K word goal. I’ll take a few days to a week off first. Read More…

“Stay on target. We’re too close. Stay on target.”

“Stay on target. We’re too close. Stay on target.”
- Gold Five, Star Wars


I’ve crossed the 40K word mark today. I should finish NaNoWriMo 2020 around Wednesday. I’ll also be halfway through the story. This year feels strange because I’ve planned a 100K novel instead of the NaNoWriMo 50K. I feel I should finish my novel instead of only being halfway done.
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Character Names

Happy Friday the 13th.

Someone asked me how I come up with character names. Character names aren’t very important to me. I don’t spend a lot of time or thought on them for the most part. I merely use an online name generator until I like the name that pops up. My chief concern is that the name is pronounceable. 
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Stress and Writing

It’s been a stressful year. It’s been a stressful week. One way I deal with stress is to get into my rut. This allows me to do what is comfortable and known. Writing is one such thing which. Despite the turmoil in the world, the country, and election, writing allows me to escape into my story and regain calm. I’ve been writing. Read More…

Getting Ready

I had hoped to finish editing my noir this week, but life gets in the way as it often does. I have at least two more passes to do before I can call the novel done. So much for the plans of mice.
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Finishing Up

NaNoWriMo 2020 is almost upon us. I’m juggling my different writing projects while planning for the coming month or two.  Read More…

Getting Ready For NaNoWriMo 2020


It’s been a horrid year for most people. One bright spot for me is that NaNoWriMo is a month away. It’s time to get serious about creating the next novel. Read More…