A guilty habit of many writers is to spend time reading and writing about writing. I am no different! I also love to take part in nanowrimo, so many of the posts from Novembers will have something to do with that annual event.
Writing as a way of living, not for a living
There is a reason I named my website Reader. Writer. It’s because that’s who I am, what I am. For me, there is no joy greater than moments spent immersed in the words, reading or writing. I am very aware that this is not the same for others, almost to the point of a culture…
Takeaways from Nanowrimo 2022
Takeaways from Nanowrimo 2022 after banking another 50,000 words towards a novel.
25,477 words
Happy (almost) halfway through November–I just wanted to peek in again today to say hoorah because I have passed the 25,000 word count for Nanowrimo (National Novel Writing Month). I know the word counts don’t really matter, but I have found that I need to celebrate any win I can get as a writer, and…
4142 words
Just wanted to peek in here for a minute to give a shout out to anyone else participating in Nanowrimo (National Novel Writing Month). It’s day two, and I’ve drafted the first 4000 words of a new novel. November is my favorite month because working on the novel gets to be my top priority, which…
A few ways I argue with myself before writing on my blog
*Someone somewhere has already written something similar but better. Yes, AND so can I. This is not a competition (at least, it isn’t for me). And I believe each one of us has the potential to bring something unique and specific when we join these ongoing conversations. AND sometimes we just have to work some…
Speaking Up
I have so much I want to write for this blog, but I have been holding back. Sometimes, it is because there is a topic about which I feel so much anger and outrage (so many reasons for this lately, especially today), yet I don’t want anger to cause my words to miss my goal,…
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