Tag Archives: NaNoWriMo

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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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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NaNoFeed: And here’s the excerpt! (link)

Posted on November 5, 2011 by epbeaumont

So (until October 2012, when they clear the NaNoWriMo site for the re-launch) here is the link to some excerpts from The Necromancer and the Barbarian: A Love Story. Feel free to comment here!

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NaNoFeed: The Gothick Muse

Posted on November 4, 2011 by epbeaumont

Some people have an Internal Editor. I have a Board of Censors, the fearsome chief of whom is a dread character whom I’ve nicknamed Pollyanna Candyass. She insists that everything be Nice. No conflict, no ugliness, no nasty people doing … Continue reading →

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NaNoFeed: Patron Saints

Posted on November 3, 2011 by epbeaumont

Even though I left off being Catholic a long long time ago (let’s just say: before the fall of the Berlin Wall) certain notions have stayed with me, just because they are useful. One such: patron saints, mere mortals who … Continue reading →

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NaNoFeed: Writing Friends

Posted on November 2, 2011 by epbeaumont

We all get by with a little help from our friends. One of the things that I’ve gotten from National Novel Writing Month is writing friends: a whole passel of them. The first time I did the challenge, I was … Continue reading →

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