Author Archives: epbeaumont

NaNoFeed: Back again, this time with feeling

Posted on October 1, 2019 by epbeaumont

So it’s that time of year again. This time I’m not doing a whole project from scratch, because there’s already a suite of novels awaiting expansion and revision. If there is one thing I’ve learned over the last 12 years, … Continue reading →

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NaNoFeed: on being a winner at 10K (2017)

Posted on October 31, 2018 by epbeaumont

So your Third Shift ML did a third-shift all-nighter the other day, which is a very sneaky beast because it looks like Normal Daylight Life, except I’m supposed to be sleeping during the day. Anyway I did some of the … Continue reading →

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NaNoFeed: this year’s challenge (Writing for the Beloved Reader)

Posted on October 9, 2017 by epbeaumont

National Novel Writing Month is a fresh challenge for me every year because I use it for an opportunity to try something new. Last year’s challenge, which has become this year’s practice, was Small Writing. This year, I’m going back … Continue reading →

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NaNoFeed: Beginning again (2017 project)

Posted on October 8, 2017 by epbeaumont

It’s been nearly a year since I posted here, so I’m beginning again with my tenth National Novel Writing project, Night Shift Variations. NIght Shift Variations: Tales from the Hidden Hours On either side of the story-gate between here and there, … Continue reading →

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The Revolutionary Fluff Manifesto (No More Tragedy Porn for the Duration, kthxbai)

Posted on November 11, 2016 by epbeaumont

Given what just happened and what has been happening and what is yet to happen and some of us are dreading, I present the Revolutionary Fluff Manifesto. Happy stories give us hope. They give us a shape for the future … Continue reading →

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NaNoFeed: on sorting through the debris field, and the art of explosition

Posted on November 2, 2016 by epbeaumont

So in my NaNoFeed post about not being the pope of the non-existent One True NaNo, I wrote this piece of deathless wisdom: Some of the best mysteries are about sorting through the debris field to figure out what happened. … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Warriors (Sunday 30 October) character interview #2, The Clone’s Complaint

Posted on October 30, 2016 by epbeaumont

​Each week, Weekend Writing Warriors presents a selection of excerpts from writers in a variety of genres. Check out the other offerings here. *** A Ship is huge by the standards of a shuttle, but by the standards of a planet, … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Warriors (Sunday 23 October 2016): The Clone’s Complaint (character interview)

Posted on October 23, 2016 by epbeaumont

Each week, Weekend Writing Warriors presents a selection of excerpts from writers in a variety of genres. Check out the other offerings here. *** Who was Phila, anyway? What a question to ask, after I’ve spent two decades working my way … Continue reading →

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NaNoFeed: There is no One True NaNo and I am Not the Pope of It

Posted on October 19, 2016 by epbeaumont

Two years ago, I got recruited as a Municipal Liaison for National Novel Writing Month. One of my less visible duties alongside my colleagues is to moderate threads on our regional forum. So of course my first question was “What’s … Continue reading →

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NaNoFeed: banner reveal

Posted on October 19, 2016 by epbeaumont
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