Category Archives: rude writes

the only outdoor activity i could stand…

Posted on July 27, 2012 by

Pretty crazy when a high-of-94 day is considered, ahem, “cool.” I suppose it’s all relative. But that’s perfect Camp NaNoWriMo weather, for those of us crazy to pack in a whole novel in August, because A/C and writing go really … Continue reading →

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NaNo: Time for Some Payoff

Posted on November 16, 2011 by

True story: I did a happy dance over the course of several days when I paid my car off. Granted, said monstrosity decided to break down within a week of payoff, but I think we all knew that was inevitable. … Continue reading →

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Nano: Needs More Coffee, Needs More Light

Posted on November 10, 2011 by

Warning: Unusually-Personal Stuff Ahead. May or may not be related to writerly-NaNo stuff at the end. A long, long time ago, there was a little girl who had a mother. This mother got sick and got better. Then she got … Continue reading →

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Nano: Surviving The Crash

Posted on November 5, 2011 by

How’s your NaNoWriMo going? I hope well. I hope you don’t need a major pep talk this early in the game, but if you do, remember this: THE QUALITY OF THE FINAL PRODUCT HAS NO RELATIONSHIP TO THE SPEED, METHOD, … Continue reading →

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NaNo: Just Fake It

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

Tomorrow is the big day. And while my brain spins with all the things I would really like to do before tomorrow and I’m finally realizing that with 15 hours left (much of which are already devoted to other things … Continue reading →

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NaNo LotD 28: 10k in a Day?!

Posted on October 29, 2011 by

Think you can do 10,000 words in a day? Daniel Swenson has a guest post on WriMosFTW worth checking out. Even if 10k is out of reach (I admit, after 5k my brain stops remembering English, which is a shame … Continue reading →

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NaNo LotD 27: How To Optimize Your Scenes

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

My grand “a link every day in October!” plan lost steam a few days ago but not for lack of trying. Well, maybe for lack of trying. But, it was easy at the beginning of the month to find links … Continue reading →

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NaNo: 5 Days

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

Countdown to NaNo: 5 days. To to list for NaNo: too long to count! (But I’ll pretend it’s only 5 because that has such a nice ring to it). How do you know when you’ve planned something fully enough? In … Continue reading →

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NaNo: New Things

Posted on October 25, 2011 by

Are you trying a new technique or focused practice for your NaNoWriMo this year? I’ll admit, I’ve never done true pre-writing. I’ve done planning stuff galore and tried really thick every-moment-plotted outlines and sparse diagrams. Character bios? Check. Story bibles … Continue reading →

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NaNo: Rebel

Posted on October 22, 2011 by

Are you a NaNo Rebel? Rebels are okay by me. My joy of NaNo is abundant and I will cheer you on no matter your project. So sure, you’re supposed to start-from-scratch for NaNoWriMo. A 50k fictional work in 30 … Continue reading →

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