writing-tips

  • Writing, Community, and NaNoWriMo

    I’ve been participating in NaNoWriMo for nearly a decade.  Over the years, I wrote about NaNoWriMo on this blog. I first heard about this annual event in my creative writing class in high school. While the thought of writing an entire novel in a month felt daunting, the community aspect excited me. Writers from all

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  • Writing Times: why do I write the most in my busiest times?

    I haven’t written anything since Thanksgiving. In October and November I was doing so well with writing. Even with my insanely busy work schedule and the immense stress it caused, I was getting hundreds, sometimes thousands, of words written each week. I was so focused. All day, my mind was filled with my fantasies, and

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