19 511 I did alright this month. [pats self on back] NaNoWriMo is over (whew!). I wrote more than I did last year, and I use it as some extra motivation to be more diligent in my writing. What did I work on, you ask? Well, last year, I started a novel which wound upContinue reading “Weird Wednesday: The Very First One”
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NaNoWriMo Last Day: Yikes! Better get a move on.
I use the NaNoWriMo site to update my progress. It does keep track of many different statistics: OK. Back to work, only 31248 left to go . . . *Speaking of my last novella, I did receive it back from my editor, so I have to start reviewing that one as well.
Black Friday Stuff and my latest interview: In Conversation With Author Effie Kammenou
NaNoWriMo Totals to Date: 16 120 words, 25 cups of coffee, one cup of Earl Grey, one cup of tea (unknown), two glasses of Rum & Coke, one glass cabernet, and a half pint of Session IPA. About the interviews: When I published my first book, I looked for ways to reach new readers, andContinue reading “Black Friday Stuff and my latest interview: In Conversation With Author Effie Kammenou”
Time Machine Tuesday: Lists
NaNoWriMo Totals to Date: 15 380 words, 22 cups of coffee, one cup of Earl Grey, one cup of tea (unknown), two glasses of Rum & Coke, one glass cabernet, and a half pint of Session IPA. Just a short one from about a year ago: -Leon
Nov 19 – Free Book Friday / Interview: In Conversation With Author Dani Hoots
Thank you, WordPress, for making the editing screen font really big after months of being really small. A warning or heads-up would have been nice. NaNoWriMo Totals to Date: 13 209 words, 18 cups of coffee, one cup of Earl Grey, one cup of tea (unknown), two glasses of Rum & Coke, one glass ofContinue reading “Nov 19 – Free Book Friday / Interview: In Conversation With Author Dani Hoots”
Throwback Thursday: Paper or eBook?
NaNoWriMo Totals to Date: 12 536 words, 17 cups of coffee, one cup of Earl Grey, one cup of tea (unknown), two glasses of Rum &Coke, one glass of cabernet, and a half-pint of a Session IPA. Here’s another post from the annals of history: OK, it was only at the beginning of this year.Continue reading “Throwback Thursday: Paper or eBook?”
Time Machine Tuesday: Reading and Watching
NNaNoWriMo Totals to Date: 11 400 words, 15 cups of coffee, one cup of Earl Grey, one cup of tea (unknown), two glasses of Rum &Coke, one glass of cabernet, and a half-pint of a Session IPA. Here are two reading related posts from early in my blogging … Journey? Foray? Venture? Career? —no, definitelyContinue reading “Time Machine Tuesday: Reading and Watching”
In Conversation with Author Cara Cilento
(This interview was originally posted on November 12, 2021) About the interviews: When I published my first book, I looked for ways to reach new readers, and being a brand new author, participating in various book bloggers interviews was a good way to start. Some interviews were standard questions, while others had more individuality builtContinue reading “In Conversation with Author Cara Cilento”
Throwback Thursday: A Two-Fer
Take a moment to day to remember and honor all the veterans and soldiers who have sacrificed so much. Sometimes it feels like it is all for naught, but imagine what it would be like without them. My blogging has evolved. Looking back to my early posts are a real eye opener. My style hasn’tContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: A Two-Fer”
Time Machine Tuesday: My First Video
NaNoWriMo Update: 6000 words*, 9 cups of coffee, one cup of Earl Grey, one glass of cabernet, and a half-pint of a Session IPA. I never liked my singing voice. Limited range and it never sounded good to me. But I try sometimes. *If you are doing the math, 6000 divided by 8 equals IContinue reading “Time Machine Tuesday: My First Video”
Lines by Leon 