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Finishing the darn thing…

Posted on December 6, 2011 by epbeaumont

… isn’t easy, but neither is landing a plane. In stories as in chess, the opening and the endgame open up abysses under our feet. Desperate to stuff all of the important parts into Necromancer and Barbarian before National Novel … Continue reading →

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NaNoFeed, the Sequel: What makes it all worth while

Posted on December 1, 2011 by epbeaumont

Exhausted and speedy all at once, after two days away from the novel. As my buddy Devin Harnois puts it, “I want to take a nap and conquer the world.” But tonight I went to our region’s TGIO (Thank God/Goodness … Continue reading →

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NaNoFeed: the awful noise of the rubber hitting the road

Posted on November 21, 2011 by epbeaumont

Day 21, and it’s not fun anymore. Which is the sad fact of life as a writer: there are times that it’s not fun, and the solutions are various. Sometimes it’s enough to walk away for a bit (not currently … Continue reading →

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NaNoFeed: Sex, Violence and Other Tests of Character

Posted on November 15, 2011 by epbeaumont

So tonight I made the experiment of coming home and writing for a bit before I turned in for the night. I ended up doing a variety of things, including starting a Twitter account, and exchanging tweets with a buddy… … Continue reading →

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NaNoFeed: The Long Strange Trip

Posted on November 7, 2011 by epbeaumont

The long strange trip is the only reason I write at all. It’s like reading, except this time I’m in the driver’s seat. I get to live other lives, and go places that are impossible … if not impossible for … Continue reading →

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