Novel is Complete!

I won!

My novel is complete!  I made it to 50,015 words a few days ago and submitted it to the NaNoWriMo web site yesterday.  It is still a pretty rough first draft, but I’m very happy with the way it turned out.  I think I have a great story here, and I’m definitely going to . . . → Read More: Novel is Complete!

NaNoWriMo Progress & Excerpt

My novel for the NaNoWriMo contest is coming along great!  I surpassed 30,000 words today.  The second week was rougher than the first, with a few low-producing days.  Extra words from the first week helped me stay on track with my goal of 2,000 words per day.  As such, I am about 5,000 words above the . . . → Read More: NaNoWriMo Progress & Excerpt

Outline for Success

Organizing your thoughts is one of the most important steps you can take when working on any large writing project.  A project with tens of thousands of words can easily get out of hand if you don’t have a plan.  Here are some concrete reasons why you should always start with an outline or at least . . . → Read More: Outline for Success

Novel Excerpt

My novel for NaNoWriMo is coming along great!  I have been writing faithfully every day since the first of November.  I have written a little over 2,000 words per day, for a total of 11,216 words.

Current word count — 11,216

I started with a scene outline and annotated it with how many words I wanted to . . . → Read More: Novel Excerpt

October 2009 Results

October 2009 Results — 25 Total eHow Articles

In October I concentrated on writing eHow articles.  eHow is a site where anyone can write “How To” articles and earn a portion of the advertising revenue that their articles generate.  My goal was to write 21 new articles, which would combine with the four I already wrote . . . → Read More: October 2009 Results