Category Archives: NaNoWriMo

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

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: Beginning again (2017 project)

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

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

​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)

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

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

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NaNoFeed: 2016 project is official!

This year’s NaNoWriMo project will be The Clone’s Complaint – read all about it here! We’ve been building up to this one for some time, with character interview excerpts. And here’s the cover reveal! If you think you’d like to … Continue reading

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Weekend Writing Warriors (Sunday 16 October 2016): The Clone’s Complaint (character interview)

Each week, Weekend Writing Warriors presents a selection of excerpts from writers in a variety of genres. Check out the other offerings here. *** I know who she was. I’m bigger, I’m stronger, I’m faster. If Naime were to come back … Continue reading

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Weekend Writing Warriors  (Sunday 9 October 2016): The Clone’s Complaint (character interview)

Each week, Weekend Writing Warriors presents a selection of excerpts from writers in a variety of genres. Check out the other offerings here. *** When we sat with my parents to watch The Shipwright at Landfall, Martisset incessantly nudged me and shook … Continue reading

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