Wednesday, December 30, 2009
The Quiet That Descended...
A quiet descended somewhere between the last hours of Christmas Eve and 12 am Christmas morn. My husband with two of our children was away at midnight Mass.
Our middle had been home with me preparing the early Christmas meal. We always eat our Christmas meal in the wee hours of the morn after the return from Christmas Mass.
With the dressing baking in the stove and the meat and vegetables simmering I sat down to take a breather.
And then I heard the silence. Continue reading ‘The Quiet That Descended…’
From: http://ping.fm/CEarN
Our middle had been home with me preparing the early Christmas meal. We always eat our Christmas meal in the wee hours of the morn after the return from Christmas Mass.
With the dressing baking in the stove and the meat and vegetables simmering I sat down to take a breather.
And then I heard the silence. Continue reading ‘The Quiet That Descended…’
From: http://ping.fm/CEarN
The Quiet That Descended...
A quiet descended somewhere between the last hours of Christmas Eve and 12 am Christmas morn. My husband with two of our children was away at midnight Mass.
Our middle had been home with me preparing the early Christmas meal. We always eat our Christmas meal in the wee hours of the morn after the return from Christmas Mass.
With the dressing baking in the stove and the meat and vegetables simmering I sat down to take a breather.
And then I heard the silence. Continue reading ‘The Quiet That Descended…’
From: http://ping.fm/FWAsk
Our middle had been home with me preparing the early Christmas meal. We always eat our Christmas meal in the wee hours of the morn after the return from Christmas Mass.
With the dressing baking in the stove and the meat and vegetables simmering I sat down to take a breather.
And then I heard the silence. Continue reading ‘The Quiet That Descended…’
From: http://ping.fm/FWAsk
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Stories, Technology and Loving Husbands...
For Christmas my husband gave me the Mac Version of Dictate. Data is a program that allows you to type on your computer through voice activation.
In short, you speak into the receiver and the computer types what you say. He tells me that the program has to become familiar with our voice, which requires little, if any time. Continue reading ‘Stories, Technology, and Loving Husbands…’
From: http://ping.fm/P9MuB
In short, you speak into the receiver and the computer types what you say. He tells me that the program has to become familiar with our voice, which requires little, if any time. Continue reading ‘Stories, Technology, and Loving Husbands…’
From: http://ping.fm/P9MuB
Stories, Technology and Loving Husbands...
For Christmas my husband gave me the Mac Version of Dictate. Data is a program that allows you to type on your computer through voice activation.
In short, you speak into the receiver and the computer types what you say. He tells me that the program has to become familiar with our voice, which requires little, if any time. Continue reading ‘Stories, Technology, and Loving Husbands…’
From: http://ping.fm/7MgZT
In short, you speak into the receiver and the computer types what you say. He tells me that the program has to become familiar with our voice, which requires little, if any time. Continue reading ‘Stories, Technology, and Loving Husbands…’
From: http://ping.fm/7MgZT
Stories, Technology and Loving Husbands...
For Christmas my husband gave me the Mac Version of Dictate. Data is a program that allows you to type on your computer through voice activation.
In short, you speak into the receiver and the computer types what you say. He tells me that the program has to become familiar with our voice, which requires little, if any time. Continue reading ‘Stories, Technology, and Loving Husbands…’
From: http://ping.fm/uzyOd
In short, you speak into the receiver and the computer types what you say. He tells me that the program has to become familiar with our voice, which requires little, if any time. Continue reading ‘Stories, Technology, and Loving Husbands…’
From: http://ping.fm/uzyOd
Monday, December 28, 2009
Sick With a Cold...
I’ve been sick the last five days with a cold. It’s been hard to write. And so I haven’t.
I also feel sicker, worse, for not writing.
It’s always difficult for me to give up my writing, even when it’s temporary and I know I need to rest.
That’s the hard part about being a mother and writer and all that other stuff that we do that is so important.
And then I’m also a wife. Continue reading ‘Sick With a Cold…’
From: http://ping.fm/iQByu
I also feel sicker, worse, for not writing.
It’s always difficult for me to give up my writing, even when it’s temporary and I know I need to rest.
That’s the hard part about being a mother and writer and all that other stuff that we do that is so important.
And then I’m also a wife. Continue reading ‘Sick With a Cold…’
From: http://ping.fm/iQByu
Sick With a Cold...
I’ve been sick the last five days with a cold. It’s been hard to write. And so I haven’t.
I also feel sicker, worse, for not writing.
It’s always difficult for me to give up my writing, even when it’s temporary and I know I need to rest.
That’s the hard part about being a mother and writer and all that other stuff that we do that is so important.
And then I’m also a wife. Continue reading ‘Sick With a Cold…’
From: http://ping.fm/2noyq
I also feel sicker, worse, for not writing.
It’s always difficult for me to give up my writing, even when it’s temporary and I know I need to rest.
That’s the hard part about being a mother and writer and all that other stuff that we do that is so important.
And then I’m also a wife. Continue reading ‘Sick With a Cold…’
From: http://ping.fm/2noyq
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Why I Write…And When I Don’t…
I think the hardest thing about writing is staying with it. Yep, staying with it.
The words, the phrases, the sentences, the paragraphs. It’s all in there–the writing. Continue reading ‘Why I Write…And When I Don’t…’
From: http://ping.fm/Kmg50
The words, the phrases, the sentences, the paragraphs. It’s all in there–the writing. Continue reading ‘Why I Write…And When I Don’t…’
From: http://ping.fm/Kmg50
Why I Write…And When I Don’t…
I think the hardest thing about writing is staying with it. Yep, staying with it.
The words, the phrases, the sentences, the paragraphs. It’s all in there–the writing. Continue reading ‘Why I Write…And When I Don’t…’
From: http://ping.fm/9Sa1m
The words, the phrases, the sentences, the paragraphs. It’s all in there–the writing. Continue reading ‘Why I Write…And When I Don’t…’
From: http://ping.fm/9Sa1m
Why I Write…And When I Don’t…
I think the hardest thing about writing is staying with it. Yep, staying with it.
The words, the phrases, the sentences, the paragraphs. It’s all in there–the writing. Continue reading ‘Why I Write…And When I Don’t…’
From: http://ping.fm/4zHxG
The words, the phrases, the sentences, the paragraphs. It’s all in there–the writing. Continue reading ‘Why I Write…And When I Don’t…’
From: http://ping.fm/4zHxG
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Radio Show | Author, Electa Rome Parks d
Electa Rome Parks discusses her roles as mother and writer, what she hopes to leave her children, and her upcoming and fifth novel, “Diary of a Stalker“.
Electa is the author of The Ties that Bind, Loose Ends, Almost Doesn’t Count, and Ladies Night Out.
She is also a contributor to, These Are My Confessions.
So tune in.
From: http://ping.fm/7y79B
Electa is the author of The Ties that Bind, Loose Ends, Almost Doesn’t Count, and Ladies Night Out.
She is also a contributor to, These Are My Confessions.
So tune in.
From: http://ping.fm/7y79B
Radio Show
Electa Rome Parks discusses her roles as mother and writer, what she hopes to leave her children, and her upcoming and fifth novel, “Diary of a Stalker“.
Electa is the author of The Ties that Bind, Loose Ends, Almost Doesn’t Count, and Ladies Night Out.
She is also a contributor to, These Are My Confessions.
So tune in.
From: http://ping.fm/swMUq
Electa is the author of The Ties that Bind, Loose Ends, Almost Doesn’t Count, and Ladies Night Out.
She is also a contributor to, These Are My Confessions.
So tune in.
From: http://ping.fm/swMUq
Radio Show | Author, Electa Rome Parks
Electa Rome Parks discusses her roles as mother and writer, what she hopes to leave her children, and her upcoming and fifth novel, “Diary of a Stalker“.
Electa is the author of The Ties that Bind, Loose Ends, Almost Doesn’t Count, and Ladies Night Out.
She is also a contributor to, These Are My Confessions.
So tune in.
Posted in Radio Show
Tags: author, children, Diary of A Stalker, Electa Rome Parks, Ladies Night Out, mother, My True Confessions, novel, roles, The Ties That Bind
From: http://ping.fm/VddtP
Electa is the author of The Ties that Bind, Loose Ends, Almost Doesn’t Count, and Ladies Night Out.
She is also a contributor to, These Are My Confessions.
So tune in.
Posted in Radio Show
Tags: author, children, Diary of A Stalker, Electa Rome Parks, Ladies Night Out, mother, My True Confessions, novel, roles, The Ties That Bind
From: http://ping.fm/VddtP
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Christmas Gifts...
What would you give a fellow writer for Christmas?
My gift to all writers and authors would be the ability to keep writing, no matter the circumstances.
This is what I wish for myself.
Considering the circumstances of the economy I think many of our fellow comrades, like ourselves, could use a good dose of encouragement. Continue reading ‘Christmas Gifts…’
From: http://ping.fm/b784V
My gift to all writers and authors would be the ability to keep writing, no matter the circumstances.
This is what I wish for myself.
Considering the circumstances of the economy I think many of our fellow comrades, like ourselves, could use a good dose of encouragement. Continue reading ‘Christmas Gifts…’
From: http://ping.fm/b784V
Christmas Gifts...
What would you give a fellow writer for Christmas?
My gift to all writers and authors would be the ability to keep writing, no matter the circumstances.
This is what I wish for myself.
Considering the circumstances of the economy I think many of our fellow comrades, like ourselves, could use a good dose of encouragement. Continue reading ‘Christmas Gifts…’
From: http://ping.fm/ko8E5
My gift to all writers and authors would be the ability to keep writing, no matter the circumstances.
This is what I wish for myself.
Considering the circumstances of the economy I think many of our fellow comrades, like ourselves, could use a good dose of encouragement. Continue reading ‘Christmas Gifts…’
From: http://ping.fm/ko8E5
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Prayers Enroute to the Pot of Gold…
I find it hard when praying to ask for blessings regarding my writing. perhaps that’s because I feel already gifted in that I am able to write, that my ability to craft stories and that I am doing so is such a wonderful gift.
And then there is the matter of making money from my writing. I’m certainly not doing so well in that area. Still, I love writing. Continue reading ‘Prayers Enroute to the Pot of Gold…’
From: http://ping.fm/Sn62T
And then there is the matter of making money from my writing. I’m certainly not doing so well in that area. Still, I love writing. Continue reading ‘Prayers Enroute to the Pot of Gold…’
From: http://ping.fm/Sn62T
Prayers Enroute to the Pot of Gold...
I find it hard when praying to ask for blessings regarding my writing. perhaps that’s because I feel already gifted in that I am able to write, that my ability to craft stories and that I am doing so is such a wonderful gift.
And then there is the matter of making money from my writing. I’m certainly not doing so well in that area. Still, I love writing. Continue reading ‘Prayers Enroute to the Pot of Gold…’
From: http://ping.fm/eELm2
And then there is the matter of making money from my writing. I’m certainly not doing so well in that area. Still, I love writing. Continue reading ‘Prayers Enroute to the Pot of Gold…’
From: http://ping.fm/eELm2
Monday, December 21, 2009
Persona, Compassion, and Bravado...
I recently read an article on writing that suggested writers ask ourselves, “Why have I chosen to write this novel at this time in my life?”
This novel at this time.
An interesting question. Continue reading ‘Persona, Compassion and Bravado…’
From: http://ping.fm/5yGmW
This novel at this time.
An interesting question. Continue reading ‘Persona, Compassion and Bravado…’
From: http://ping.fm/5yGmW
Persona, Compassion, and Bravado...
I recently read an article on writing that suggested writers ask ourselves, “Why have I chosen to write this novel at this time in my life?”
This novel at this time.
An interesting question. Continue reading ‘Persona, Compassion and Bravado…’
From: http://ping.fm/Y7QdW
This novel at this time.
An interesting question. Continue reading ‘Persona, Compassion and Bravado…’
From: http://ping.fm/Y7QdW
Sunday, December 20, 2009
The Holidays and Traveling Slowly...
December has been an interesting month. Besides the uptick of Holiday events and other matters requiring my attention such as my two older children entering finals and needing support.
And though I have returned to exercising–I walk and climb hills–and my body feels great, I have simultaneously felt a general lag of energy to write.
Most specifically it has been difficult to write on my novel that accomplished a fair amount on during NaNoWriMo. Continue reading ‘The Holidays and Traveling Slowly…’
From: http://ping.fm/9iYTD
And though I have returned to exercising–I walk and climb hills–and my body feels great, I have simultaneously felt a general lag of energy to write.
Most specifically it has been difficult to write on my novel that accomplished a fair amount on during NaNoWriMo. Continue reading ‘The Holidays and Traveling Slowly…’
From: http://ping.fm/9iYTD
The Holidays and Traveling Slowly...
December has been an interesting month. Besides the uptick of Holiday events and other matters requiring my attention such as my two older children entering finals and needing support.
And though I have returned to exercising–I walk and climb hills–and my body feels great, I have simultaneously felt a general lag of energy to write.
Most specifically it has been difficult to write on my novel that accomplished a fair amount on during NaNoWriMo. Continue reading ‘The Holidays and Traveling Slowly…’
From: http://ping.fm/RdnhP
And though I have returned to exercising–I walk and climb hills–and my body feels great, I have simultaneously felt a general lag of energy to write.
Most specifically it has been difficult to write on my novel that accomplished a fair amount on during NaNoWriMo. Continue reading ‘The Holidays and Traveling Slowly…’
From: http://ping.fm/RdnhP
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Writing as a Sacred Path
Author Jill Jepson, discusses her book and the aspect of “Writing As a Sacred Path“.
So tune in.
From: http://ping.fm/KCSkD
So tune in.
From: http://ping.fm/KCSkD
Writing as a Sacred Path
Author Jill Jepson, discusses her book and the aspect of “Writing As a Sacred Path“.
So tune in.
From: http://ping.fm/h0t3z
So tune in.
From: http://ping.fm/h0t3z
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Mind of Mind...
A teacher under whom I studied one said that, “Writing is the mind on the page.”
Now a published author, I often wonder when reading, whose mind does what I am reading reflect, that of the writer/author, or is it that of the characters or the protagonist?
The question may seem moot, since all writing on some level reflects the mind of the writer/author.
Yet the personalities of us authors and writers, like those of other human individuals, hold many aspects.
Whose mind?
Whose personality? Continue reading ‘Mind of Mind…’
From: http://ping.fm/8SYKg
Now a published author, I often wonder when reading, whose mind does what I am reading reflect, that of the writer/author, or is it that of the characters or the protagonist?
The question may seem moot, since all writing on some level reflects the mind of the writer/author.
Yet the personalities of us authors and writers, like those of other human individuals, hold many aspects.
Whose mind?
Whose personality? Continue reading ‘Mind of Mind…’
From: http://ping.fm/8SYKg
Mind of Mind...
A teacher under whom I studied one said that, “Writing is the mind on the page.”
Now a published author, I often wonder when reading, whose mind does what I am reading reflect, that of the writer/author, or is it that of the characters or the protagonist?
The question may seem moot, since all writing on some level reflects the mind of the writer/author.
Yet the personalities of us authors and writers, like those of other human individuals, hold many aspects.
Whose mind?
Whose personality? Continue reading ‘Mind of Mind…’
From: http://ping.fm/w1b6B
Now a published author, I often wonder when reading, whose mind does what I am reading reflect, that of the writer/author, or is it that of the characters or the protagonist?
The question may seem moot, since all writing on some level reflects the mind of the writer/author.
Yet the personalities of us authors and writers, like those of other human individuals, hold many aspects.
Whose mind?
Whose personality? Continue reading ‘Mind of Mind…’
From: http://ping.fm/w1b6B
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Fodder for Our Writing...
I attended a Christmas brunch this past weekend. It was wonderful. These kinds of events challenge me.
With so many in attendance, over 100, the threat of emotional overwhelm looms large.
The sheer presence of so many human individuals in a single space and during a time that brims with symbols and themes of family, mortality, life meaning and purpose leverages an intensity of spirit and feeling that causes one to stop and pay attention, particularly if their livelihood and mission in life requires observance of human interactions and relationships. Continue reading ‘Fodder for Our Writing…’
From: http://ping.fm/4O4dy
With so many in attendance, over 100, the threat of emotional overwhelm looms large.
The sheer presence of so many human individuals in a single space and during a time that brims with symbols and themes of family, mortality, life meaning and purpose leverages an intensity of spirit and feeling that causes one to stop and pay attention, particularly if their livelihood and mission in life requires observance of human interactions and relationships. Continue reading ‘Fodder for Our Writing…’
From: http://ping.fm/4O4dy
Fodder for Our Writing...
I attended a Christmas brunch this past weekend. It was wonderful. These kinds of events challenge me.
With so many in attendance, over 100, the threat of emotional overwhelm looms large.
The sheer presence of so many human individuals in a single space and during a time that brims with symbols and themes of family, mortality, life meaning and purpose leverages an intensity of spirit and feeling that causes one to stop and pay attention, particularly if their livelihood and mission in life requires observance of human interactions and relationships. Continue reading ‘Fodder for Our Writing…’
From: http://ping.fm/3NQ77
With so many in attendance, over 100, the threat of emotional overwhelm looms large.
The sheer presence of so many human individuals in a single space and during a time that brims with symbols and themes of family, mortality, life meaning and purpose leverages an intensity of spirit and feeling that causes one to stop and pay attention, particularly if their livelihood and mission in life requires observance of human interactions and relationships. Continue reading ‘Fodder for Our Writing…’
From: http://ping.fm/3NQ77
Monday, December 14, 2009
Passion and Responsibility...
This week was busy. The children returned to school. Fall semester finals loom ahead for my 11th grader with two paper due in just one class.
My eldest, a graduate student, faces no examinations but has 2 papers due, both averaging 25 pages.
During our conversation on Wednesday afternoon, she stated earlier that day the head of her director of her graduate program in whose class my daughter is a student, assigned a 15-page document outlining the research each student proposes to carry out during their internship.
Alas, my 5th grader loves to sing. This year she auditioned and was accepted in to the school choir. The choir will perform 6 times during this Holiday Season.
I’m very involved in the lives of my children and with their work. An author I feel obligated to use my skills at writing and at persevering when the going gets tight to assist them in helping them in life.
It gets crazy sometimes. I feel pulled in 10 million ways. Continue reading ‘Passion and Responsibility…’
From: http://ping.fm/9km5u
My eldest, a graduate student, faces no examinations but has 2 papers due, both averaging 25 pages.
During our conversation on Wednesday afternoon, she stated earlier that day the head of her director of her graduate program in whose class my daughter is a student, assigned a 15-page document outlining the research each student proposes to carry out during their internship.
Alas, my 5th grader loves to sing. This year she auditioned and was accepted in to the school choir. The choir will perform 6 times during this Holiday Season.
I’m very involved in the lives of my children and with their work. An author I feel obligated to use my skills at writing and at persevering when the going gets tight to assist them in helping them in life.
It gets crazy sometimes. I feel pulled in 10 million ways. Continue reading ‘Passion and Responsibility…’
From: http://ping.fm/9km5u
Passion and Responsibility...
This week was busy. The children returned to school. Fall semester finals loom ahead for my 11th grader with two paper due in just one class.
My eldest, a graduate student, faces no examinations but has 2 papers due, both averaging 25 pages.
During our conversation on Wednesday afternoon, she stated earlier that day the head of her director of her graduate program in whose class my daughter is a student, assigned a 15-page document outlining the research each student proposes to carry out during their internship.
Alas, my 5th grader loves to sing. This year she auditioned and was accepted in to the school choir. The choir will perform 6 times during this Holiday Season.
I’m very involved in the lives of my children and with their work. An author I feel obligated to use my skills at writing and at persevering when the going gets tight to assist them in helping them in life.
It gets crazy sometimes. I feel pulled in 10 million ways. Continue reading ‘Passion and Responsibility…’
From: http://ping.fm/fwK8H
My eldest, a graduate student, faces no examinations but has 2 papers due, both averaging 25 pages.
During our conversation on Wednesday afternoon, she stated earlier that day the head of her director of her graduate program in whose class my daughter is a student, assigned a 15-page document outlining the research each student proposes to carry out during their internship.
Alas, my 5th grader loves to sing. This year she auditioned and was accepted in to the school choir. The choir will perform 6 times during this Holiday Season.
I’m very involved in the lives of my children and with their work. An author I feel obligated to use my skills at writing and at persevering when the going gets tight to assist them in helping them in life.
It gets crazy sometimes. I feel pulled in 10 million ways. Continue reading ‘Passion and Responsibility…’
From: http://ping.fm/fwK8H
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Peaks, Valleys, and Plateaus...
Between all of this I want to finish the rough draft of the novel I started writing during NaNoWriMo. Though having reached the 50,000 minimum, I still have to complete the middle and write the ending.
The facilitator of the on-line writing class I am taking gave us two exercises during our meeting this week. One was to list the key scenes we have yet to write of our novel. All of the students participated in NaNoWriMo.
The second exercise was to list all the things concerning our protagonist’s dilemma that we have yet to address or include in our novel. Continue reading ‘Peaks, Valleys and Plateaus…’
From: http://ping.fm/WyOX4
The facilitator of the on-line writing class I am taking gave us two exercises during our meeting this week. One was to list the key scenes we have yet to write of our novel. All of the students participated in NaNoWriMo.
The second exercise was to list all the things concerning our protagonist’s dilemma that we have yet to address or include in our novel. Continue reading ‘Peaks, Valleys and Plateaus…’
From: http://ping.fm/WyOX4
Peaks, Valleys, and Plateaus...
Peaks, Valleys and Plateaus…
Between all of this I want to finish the rough draft of the novel I started writing during NaNoWriMo. Though having reached the 50,000 minimum, I still have to complete the middle and write the ending.
The facilitator of the on-line writing class I am taking gave us two exercises during our meeting this week. One was to list the key scenes we have yet to write of our novel. All of the students participated in NaNoWriMo.
The second exercise was to list all the things concerning our protagonist’s dilemma that we have yet to address or include in our novel. Continue reading ‘Peaks, Valleys and Plateaus…’
From: http://ping.fm/4gNDn
Between all of this I want to finish the rough draft of the novel I started writing during NaNoWriMo. Though having reached the 50,000 minimum, I still have to complete the middle and write the ending.
The facilitator of the on-line writing class I am taking gave us two exercises during our meeting this week. One was to list the key scenes we have yet to write of our novel. All of the students participated in NaNoWriMo.
The second exercise was to list all the things concerning our protagonist’s dilemma that we have yet to address or include in our novel. Continue reading ‘Peaks, Valleys and Plateaus…’
From: http://ping.fm/4gNDn
Radio Show | Author, Barry Eva
Radio Show | Author, Barry Eva
•December 12, 2009 • Leave a Comment
Author, Barry Eva, discusses his novel, “Across the Pond“.
So tune in.
From: http://ping.fm/3Kcl2
•December 12, 2009 • Leave a Comment
Author, Barry Eva, discusses his novel, “Across the Pond“.
So tune in.
From: http://ping.fm/3Kcl2
Radio Show | Author, Barry Eva
Radio Show | Author, Barry Eva
Author, Barry Eva, discusses his novel, “Across the Pond“.
So tune in.
From: http://ping.fm/4uQDU
Author, Barry Eva, discusses his novel, “Across the Pond“.
So tune in.
From: http://ping.fm/4uQDU
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Interruptions and Writing with a Plan...
Interruptions and Writing with a Plan…
That I reached 50,000 words planted me square in the middle of my book, yes the dreaded middle.
Writing the middle of a novel presents as my greatest challenge. I do not want the story to sag or the plot to lose ground.
I want my novel to come alive in then middle like the middle’s of the novels that I have loved reading and have inspired me as both a lover of the written word and a writer. Continue reading ‘Interruptions and Writing with a Plan…’
From: http://ping.fm/UiZg2
That I reached 50,000 words planted me square in the middle of my book, yes the dreaded middle.
Writing the middle of a novel presents as my greatest challenge. I do not want the story to sag or the plot to lose ground.
I want my novel to come alive in then middle like the middle’s of the novels that I have loved reading and have inspired me as both a lover of the written word and a writer. Continue reading ‘Interruptions and Writing with a Plan…’
From: http://ping.fm/UiZg2
Interruptions and Writing with a Plan...
Interruptions and Writing with a Plan…
That I reached 50,000 words planted me square in the middle of my book, yes the dreaded middle.
Writing the middle of a novel presents as my greatest challenge. I do not want the story to sag or the plot to lose ground.
I want my novel to come alive in then middle like the middle’s of the novels that I have loved reading and have inspired me as both a lover of the written word and a writer. Continue reading ‘Interruptions and Writing with a Plan…’
From: http://ping.fm/B6PPh
That I reached 50,000 words planted me square in the middle of my book, yes the dreaded middle.
Writing the middle of a novel presents as my greatest challenge. I do not want the story to sag or the plot to lose ground.
I want my novel to come alive in then middle like the middle’s of the novels that I have loved reading and have inspired me as both a lover of the written word and a writer. Continue reading ‘Interruptions and Writing with a Plan…’
From: http://ping.fm/B6PPh
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Winning, Or Is That What It's About...
I reached the 50,000 word minimum to so-to-speak win NaNoWriMo. But I did not finish my novel.
Let me repeat, I did not complete my novel. In my opinion, and estimation according to the blueprint I laid out for my story, I came nowhere close to completing the first draft of my novel, Lotus Blooming.
One part of me holds a little shame in having boasted so much about the great experience I had as a participant of NaNoWriMo. And yet this other part of me wonders if I have not actually gained the greatest gift NaNoWriMo can provide anyone who participates regardless of whether they reached the 50,000-word mark.
While the rules of NaNoWriMo may consider me a winner of sorts, I do not feel that I won anything, or deserved to. Then again, I did not seek to reach the 50,000-word minimum to win. Continue reading ‘Winning or Is That What It’s About…’
From: http://ping.fm/910BB
Let me repeat, I did not complete my novel. In my opinion, and estimation according to the blueprint I laid out for my story, I came nowhere close to completing the first draft of my novel, Lotus Blooming.
One part of me holds a little shame in having boasted so much about the great experience I had as a participant of NaNoWriMo. And yet this other part of me wonders if I have not actually gained the greatest gift NaNoWriMo can provide anyone who participates regardless of whether they reached the 50,000-word mark.
While the rules of NaNoWriMo may consider me a winner of sorts, I do not feel that I won anything, or deserved to. Then again, I did not seek to reach the 50,000-word minimum to win. Continue reading ‘Winning or Is That What It’s About…’
From: http://ping.fm/910BB
Winning, Or Is That What It's About...
I reached the 50,000 word minimum to so-to-speak win NaNoWriMo. But I did not finish my novel.
Let me repeat, I did not complete my novel. In my opinion, and estimation according to the blueprint I laid out for my story, I came nowhere close to completing the first draft of my novel, Lotus Blooming.
One part of me holds a little shame in having boasted so much about the great experience I had as a participant of NaNoWriMo. And yet this other part of me wonders if I have not actually gained the greatest gift NaNoWriMo can provide anyone who participates regardless of whether they reached the 50,000-word mark.
While the rules of NaNoWriMo may consider me a winner of sorts, I do not feel that I won anything, or deserved to. Then again, I did not seek to reach the 50,000-word minimum to win. Continue reading
From: http://ping.fm/VOMAI
Let me repeat, I did not complete my novel. In my opinion, and estimation according to the blueprint I laid out for my story, I came nowhere close to completing the first draft of my novel, Lotus Blooming.
One part of me holds a little shame in having boasted so much about the great experience I had as a participant of NaNoWriMo. And yet this other part of me wonders if I have not actually gained the greatest gift NaNoWriMo can provide anyone who participates regardless of whether they reached the 50,000-word mark.
While the rules of NaNoWriMo may consider me a winner of sorts, I do not feel that I won anything, or deserved to. Then again, I did not seek to reach the 50,000-word minimum to win. Continue reading
From: http://ping.fm/VOMAI
Joy and Energy While Writing...
Each year I have participated in an online writing class, the goal of which was to write a novel in 2 and half months.
Each of the three years prior to the present I began writing a novel, duration of which crossed over and continued past the month of November during which NaNoWriMo takes place.
And each year I lost the steam and impulse to write long before reaching 20,000 words or drawing near 80 pages. Continue reading ‘Joy and Energy While Writing…’
From: http://ping.fm/LblkK
Each of the three years prior to the present I began writing a novel, duration of which crossed over and continued past the month of November during which NaNoWriMo takes place.
And each year I lost the steam and impulse to write long before reaching 20,000 words or drawing near 80 pages. Continue reading ‘Joy and Energy While Writing…’
From: http://ping.fm/LblkK
Joy and Energy While Writing...
Each year I have participated in an online writing class, the goal of which was to write a novel in 2 and half months.
Each of the three years prior to the present I began writing a novel, duration of which crossed over and continued past the month of November during which NaNoWriMo takes place.
And each year I lost the steam and impulse to write long before reaching 20,000 words or drawing near 80 pages. Continue reading ‘Joy and Energy While Writing…’
From: http://ping.fm/VWZSG
Each of the three years prior to the present I began writing a novel, duration of which crossed over and continued past the month of November during which NaNoWriMo takes place.
And each year I lost the steam and impulse to write long before reaching 20,000 words or drawing near 80 pages. Continue reading ‘Joy and Energy While Writing…’
From: http://ping.fm/VWZSG
Sunday, December 6, 2009
The Holiday Season...
Well, it’s the Holidays, and I’m not up to writing.
Sounds fair enough.
But hold on, not so fast. Continue reading ‘The Holiday Season…’
From: http://ping.fm/qipAw
Sounds fair enough.
But hold on, not so fast. Continue reading ‘The Holiday Season…’
From: http://ping.fm/qipAw
http://anjuellefloyd.wordpress.com/2009/12/06/the-holiday-season/
The Holiday Season…
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Well, it’s the Holidays, and I’m not up to writing.
Sounds fair enough.
But hold on, not so fast. Continue reading ‘The Holiday Season…’
From: http://ping.fm/JUECc
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Well, it’s the Holidays, and I’m not up to writing.
Sounds fair enough.
But hold on, not so fast. Continue reading ‘The Holiday Season…’
From: http://ping.fm/JUECc
http://anjuellefloyd.wordpress.com/2009/12/06/the-holiday-season/
The Holiday Season…
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Well, it’s the Holidays, and I’m not up to writing.
Sounds fair enough.
But hold on, not so fast. Continue reading ‘The Holiday Season…’
From: http://ping.fm/3PDHX
•December 6, 2009 • Leave a Comment (Edit)
Well, it’s the Holidays, and I’m not up to writing.
Sounds fair enough.
But hold on, not so fast. Continue reading ‘The Holiday Season…’
From: http://ping.fm/3PDHX
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Author, and multimedia consultant, Cheo Tyehimba, discusses his collection of short stories, Like Loving Backward. So tune in. http://ping.fm/3UWkU
Radio Show| Cheo Tyehimba, and “Like Loving Backward”
Author, and multimedia consultant, Cheo Tyehimba, discusses his collection of short stories, Like Loving Backward.
So tune in.
From: http://ping.fm/WyJsE
So tune in.
From: http://ping.fm/WyJsE
Radio Show| Cheo Tyehimba, and “Like Loving Backward”
Author, and multimedia consultant, Cheo Tyehimba, discusses his collection of short stories, Like Loving Backward.
So tune in.
From: http://ping.fm/N1EpS
So tune in.
From: http://ping.fm/N1EpS
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
http://anjuellefloyd.wordpress.com/2009/12/02/transitions/
Transitions…
Transitions constitute an important part of writing fiction.
There are the ones that allow for dips back in time, memories or flashbacks, as we like to call them. And then there are those that propel us forward; leaps is what my first and second semester MFA advisor called them.
Transitions connect much of the writer’s life pushing and pulling us from one place to another, in and out of one memory then onward to a new project.
So much of what drives us to write, compels us to write our stories are memories of what once was and now is never more. Continue reading ‘Transitions…’
From: http://ping.fm/LDrgt
Transitions constitute an important part of writing fiction.
There are the ones that allow for dips back in time, memories or flashbacks, as we like to call them. And then there are those that propel us forward; leaps is what my first and second semester MFA advisor called them.
Transitions connect much of the writer’s life pushing and pulling us from one place to another, in and out of one memory then onward to a new project.
So much of what drives us to write, compels us to write our stories are memories of what once was and now is never more. Continue reading ‘Transitions…’
From: http://ping.fm/LDrgt
http://anjuellefloyd.wordpress.com/2009/12/02/transitions/
Transitions…
•December 2, 2009 • Leave a Comment (Edit)
Transitions constitute an important part of writing fiction.
There are the ones that allow for dips back in time, memories or flashbacks, as we like to call them. And then there are those that propel us forward; leaps is what my first and second semester MFA advisor called them.
Transitions connect much of the writer’s life pushing and pulling us from one place to another, in and out of one memory then onward to a new project.
So much of what drives us to write, compels us to write our stories are memories of what once was and now is never more. Continue reading ‘Transitions…’
From: http://ping.fm/PgPeO
•December 2, 2009 • Leave a Comment (Edit)
Transitions constitute an important part of writing fiction.
There are the ones that allow for dips back in time, memories or flashbacks, as we like to call them. And then there are those that propel us forward; leaps is what my first and second semester MFA advisor called them.
Transitions connect much of the writer’s life pushing and pulling us from one place to another, in and out of one memory then onward to a new project.
So much of what drives us to write, compels us to write our stories are memories of what once was and now is never more. Continue reading ‘Transitions…’
From: http://ping.fm/PgPeO
http://anjuellefloyd.wordpress.com/
Memories of NaNoWriMo…
•December 2, 2009 • Leave a Comment (Edit)
The month of November has ended. And so goes with it the time of NaNoWriMo.
Yet while the month draws to a close the experience does not. It will never leave me. Or shall I say I will never lose sight of it, the writing I accomplished during NaNoWriMo and who I became.
More of a writer.
Terry Brooks distinguishes between authors and writers. While authors writer stories, writers continue to learn, in fact seek out new skills to hone and integrate regarding the craft and artistry of writing simultaneous to the process of writing their stories. Continue reading ‘Memories of NaNoWriMo…’
From: http://ping.fm/ZwY6A
•December 2, 2009 • Leave a Comment (Edit)
The month of November has ended. And so goes with it the time of NaNoWriMo.
Yet while the month draws to a close the experience does not. It will never leave me. Or shall I say I will never lose sight of it, the writing I accomplished during NaNoWriMo and who I became.
More of a writer.
Terry Brooks distinguishes between authors and writers. While authors writer stories, writers continue to learn, in fact seek out new skills to hone and integrate regarding the craft and artistry of writing simultaneous to the process of writing their stories. Continue reading ‘Memories of NaNoWriMo…’
From: http://ping.fm/ZwY6A
http://anjuellefloyd.wordpress.com/
Memories of NaNoWriMo…
•December 2, 2009 • Leave a Comment (Edit)
The month of November has ended. And so goes with it the time of NaNoWriMo.
Yet while the month draws to a close the experience does not. It will never leave me. Or shall I say I will never lose sight of it, the writing I accomplished during NaNoWriMo and who I became.
More of a writer.
Terry Brooks distinguishes between authors and writers. While authors writer stories, writers continue to learn, in fact seek out new skills to hone and integrate regarding the craft and artistry of writing simultaneous to the process of writing their stories. Continue reading ‘Memories of NaNoWriMo…’
From: http://ping.fm/w7uFX
•December 2, 2009 • Leave a Comment (Edit)
The month of November has ended. And so goes with it the time of NaNoWriMo.
Yet while the month draws to a close the experience does not. It will never leave me. Or shall I say I will never lose sight of it, the writing I accomplished during NaNoWriMo and who I became.
More of a writer.
Terry Brooks distinguishes between authors and writers. While authors writer stories, writers continue to learn, in fact seek out new skills to hone and integrate regarding the craft and artistry of writing simultaneous to the process of writing their stories. Continue reading ‘Memories of NaNoWriMo…’
From: http://ping.fm/w7uFX
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