Monthly Archives: November 2014

NaNoFeed: Tuesday write-in, a photo travelogue (Your Mom’s Basement)

Posted on November 15, 2014 by epbeaumont

 

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NaNoFeed: Midnight, and a new excerpt! (Romance with Rayguns, NaNo 2014 WIP)

Posted on November 10, 2014 by epbeaumont

Another fabulous afternoon at the Minneapolis Central Library write-in, and I scored over 3000 words. That’s still slow (some of my companions cracked 10,000) but I’m really happy with the scenes I wrote. I’ve stepped over the threshold into my … Continue reading →

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NaNoFeed: Northern Tour, after the fact (Wilde Roast Cafe)

Posted on November 9, 2014 by epbeaumont

For the last stop of the night, the Northern Tour came to Wilde Roast Cafe, a venue that holds a well-deserved warm spot in my writerly heart. This is the place where I’ve sipped a mocha and carried on chats … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Warriors, Sunday 9 November 2014 (NaNoFeed)

Posted on November 9, 2014 by epbeaumont

Xue turned her head in the direction of Hernan’s glance, and swore, “Fuckin’ hull-breach with feet. Tikhon.” “Language,” Timur said, in his capacity as elder sibling. Hernan, on the other hand, laughed aloud. “That’s a pretty succinct translation,” he said.  … Continue reading →

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NaNoFeed: Live from the Northern Tour! (Lunch is a many-splendored thing)

Posted on November 8, 2014 by epbeaumont

So now we’re at Geek Partnership Society here in Northeast Minneapolis, where we have all unpacked our lunch and are nibbling and/or crunching and/or typing/scribbling away. There are cozy sofas and cold northern light out of a Vermeer still-life blessing … Continue reading →

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NaNoFeed: Live from the Northern Tour! Now with Excerpts!

Posted on November 8, 2014 by epbeaumont

I’m happily pitter-patting along on the Northern Tour, finally getting acceptable word-counts as I sink into the world of my characters and their various dilemmas (oh yes, and caffeine helps). This year, all new works started in November go into … Continue reading →

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NaNoFeed: Romance with Rayguns (untitled WIP – excerpt!)

Posted on November 7, 2014 by epbeaumont

So here’s a hot-off-the-press excerpt. POV is Hernan, 22, coming to the end of his training at the starship Academy. His guardian is having a corrective conversation with him about his career plans. “Your parents’ wishes, in accordance with our … Continue reading →

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NaNoFeed: Traveling Shovel of Death for the win (embracing the spirit of destruction)

Posted on November 7, 2014 by epbeaumont

Back in September 2008, I heard about National Novel Writing Month. I had just turned in my letter of resignation at the toxic ex-day-job (the earlier one, not the one I just left). I started reading the forums, and rapidly … Continue reading →

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NaNoFeed: the little things

Posted on November 5, 2014 by epbeaumont

My buddies are definitely ahead of me for word count, and oddly I am finding this very satisfying. I know that I have this to look forward when I recover from this energy-sucking, probably infected tooth. Meanwhile, I’m doing plot … Continue reading →

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NaNoFeed: The first Monday of the rest of my life

Posted on November 3, 2014 by epbeaumont

This is the first year I’m doing National Novel Writing Month as a full-time writer. Unfortunately, it’s also the year I’m doing it as a part-time sick person. So I’m timing work bouts around the schedule for taking pain meds, … Continue reading →

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