Monthly Archives: November 2012

I just finished this afternoon with the shortest NaNo novel I’ve ever written, and unlike its predecessors in the 50K range, it has a complete story arc. And it’s been the slowest of all. No other words left, unless a … Continue reading →

There remain about 3500 words to write in the NaNo-draft of Cleopatra’s Ironclads, and last night I did not write them, nor have I written them this morning. Some of them belong to the battle, and some to the epilogue … Continue reading →

Yesterday at the Minneapolis Central Library write-in, I spent four of the five hours taking notes on the political timeline for the historical Cleopatra in the decade before the Battle of Actium, and figuring out how to turn it into … Continue reading →

It took about a day and a half for me to settle down to actually believing that I had time off. I’ve been crazy-busy with a huge list of projects both here and at the day job, and as usual … Continue reading →

This NaNo novel has felt like a term paper; I’ve been keeping my eye on the clock, reviewing my research materials, and hacking the work out in chunks. Such success as I have had has depended upon keeping pace at … Continue reading →

After the tour, I’m 1300 words short of being caught up. I am feeling much better about NaNo and life after yesterday’s Minneapolis Central Library write-in, the Very Highly Moderated Write-in For People Who Want to Get Stuff Written, following … Continue reading →