One thing I hate when it comes to writing advice, as I know I’ve said here before, and the one thing I refuse to do when talking about writing myself, is to claim that every writer’s journey is the same. For every generalized truth, there are any number of exceptions. In the world of advice,… Continue reading THE WOES OF A WRITER
Author: DBlake
HELLO AGAIN, WORLD!
The previous incarnation of this website had to be eliminated. I switched to a new web host, and although the WordPress documentation claimed that “migrating is simple,” apparently I’m dumber than a not-yet-compiled code. (I don’t even know what that term means!) As time permits, I will try to go back into the past and… Continue reading HELLO AGAIN, WORLD!
YET ANOTHER GOALS POST
(See what I did there? Yup–it’s the same old joke, told for the seventy billionth time!) Back at the end of 2019, I did a recap of the year and a prediction of what to expect in the year to come. I’d like to do that again, maybe even bringing in last year’s goals to… Continue reading YET ANOTHER GOALS POST
NANOWRIMO 2020 WRAP-UP POST
Another November has come and gone, and with it has been a flurry of words as thousands upon thousands of people attempted to write a novel in 30 days. This annual phenomenon is known as National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo for short. (Just in case you’re new here. It could happen.) Many (far too… Continue reading NANOWRIMO 2020 WRAP-UP POST
BONUS: Unscripted – NaNoWriMo 2013
After I moved to California, I was super homesick and decided to bring the gang together in 2013 for a special NaNoWriMo reunion podcast. I don’t recall offhand (I haven’t listened to this episode since we did it), but I may have only had one or two takers. But it was enough to justify doing… Continue reading BONUS: Unscripted – NaNoWriMo 2013
flick-a-brac 2.0 #14: NaNoWriMo 2010 Wrap-up
You were warned that this would happen: twice a week I am presenting the episodes of my old podcast that focused on National Novel Writing Month. On Thursday I will bring you the pre-NaNoWriMo episode, and on Monday comes the wrap-up from that year. So what’s this Sunday episode?? Well… tune in tomorrow. I got… Continue reading flick-a-brac 2.0 #14: NaNoWriMo 2010 Wrap-up
Unscripted #5 – NaNoWriMo 2010
Do not blame me for what you’re about to listen to. You have to make the decision to click the PLAY button. Besides, you were warned that this would happen: twice a week I am presenting the episodes of my old podcast that focused on National Novel Writing Month. On Thursday (today) I will bring… Continue reading Unscripted #5 – NaNoWriMo 2010
Unscripted #3: NaNoWriMo 2009 Wrap-Up
So how’d we do in the olden days of yonder? Did we win? Did we not-win? Did we LOSE? On Thursday you got the ramp-up to NaNoWriMo 2009. Today is the party that refused to stop until it was time to stop. There are stories! There are excerpts! There is ridicule! And some not-so-humble bragging.… Continue reading Unscripted #3: NaNoWriMo 2009 Wrap-Up
Unscripted #2 – NaNoWriMo 2009
Do not adjust your internet. We are in control of… well, nothing. Because you get to decide what you listen to. However, you were warned that this would happen: twice a week I am presenting the episodes of my old podcast that focused on National Novel Writing Month. On Thursday (today) I will bring you… Continue reading Unscripted #2 – NaNoWriMo 2009
flick-a-brac #63 – NaNoWriMo 2008 Wrap-Up
At the end of last week I presented the two-part episode of my old podcast that focused on 2008’s National Novel Writing Month. Today comes the wrap-up from that year. Though I did not participate, there were many who did, and they were quite vocal about how the event went for them. (Yay!) There were… Continue reading flick-a-brac #63 – NaNoWriMo 2008 Wrap-Up