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NaNoFeed: My Wicked Grandma, or encouragement from literary ancestors

Posted on November 16, 2011 by epbeaumont

In “real life,” which is to say in my biological family tree, I have a grandma and a great-aunt who ran off to Hollywood in the 1930s to be chorus girls. In my literary family tree, I have a wicked … 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: Not Feeling It (but writing anyway)

Posted on November 15, 2011 by epbeaumont

Tuesday and I just finished another 10.5-hour day (well 9.5 hours if you subtract lunch) at Ye Olde Day Jobbe. I work what the feds call a compressed schedule, which is to say the whole week in four days. And … Continue reading →

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NaNoFeed: Dispatches from the Tour (#3) – full circle

Posted on November 12, 2011 by epbeaumont

It was an unseasonably warm November day today, which is to say in the sixties (F) by the afternoon, with watery sunshine even though the trees are bare. At the cafe, I was looking out onto the terrace with the … Continue reading →

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NaNoFeed: Dispatches from the Tour (#2)

Posted on November 12, 2011 by epbeaumont

Well, it’s 1:20pm now, and I’m thinking about lunch at home. I got 3700 words written, which should be OK, even if I didn’t make the (ambitious) goal of 5000 words before leaving. The stomach is deciding this one for … Continue reading →

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NaNoFeed: Dispatches from the Tour (#1)

Posted on November 12, 2011 by epbeaumont

I’m lucky to be doing National Novel Writing Month in one of the most active regions in the country, the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. One of the features of  the NaNoWriMo experience here is the 28-hour Writing … Continue reading →

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NaNoFeed: ups and downs

Posted on November 11, 2011 by epbeaumont

Today I wrote a deathbed scene, two of them actually, separated by two thousand years. They’re both framed by Christmas Day, though as observed by the non-observant, which is to say the winter solstice with the full Druid trimmings: evergreen … Continue reading →

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NaNoFeed: Air Pirates Fanart, Part 1 (The Sketch)

Posted on November 10, 2011 by epbeaumont

The spirit of NaNoWriMo is all about Putting It Out There, shameless first draft, warts and all. I haven’t drawn at all in the last two years, having been occupied nearly entirely with writing. Time for the Muse to strike … Continue reading →

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NaNoFeed: World-building by making stuff up

Posted on November 10, 2011 by epbeaumont

Some people plan out their worlds, and some people make them up. I like a mix of the two, because it sets up a neat tension. Right now, I’m working on my fifth piece of fiction set in the Shape-shifter universe, … Continue reading →

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NaNoFeed: The Stopwatch and the Word of Honor

Posted on November 9, 2011 by epbeaumont

The whole secret of being a professional writer is showing up to work. Whether you call it BIC (Butt in Chair) or daily practice, it consists of two simple components: the stopwatch and the word of honor. You make an … Continue reading →

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