NaNoWriMo: Character Creation Mode

It's November first. NaNoWriMo is upon us and I have a working idea (unless I scrap it at today's write-in, like I did last year). When Brian got home from work at 7am I dragged myself out of bed for the world's earliest brunch (at that hour it's just breakfast, don't try to trick me) …

The Seven Year Itch

One week remains until the beginning of National Novel Writing Month, and all of my gadgets are trying to explode. Apps are mysteriously disappearing from my phone. My laptop is irritable about basically everything. In what seems to be a grand conspiracy that others in panicked stages of NaNo prep will corroborate, only sweet, welcoming Netflix is working …

Feigning Diligence

It's October and here I am, excuses in hand and apologies for months of neglect. I've been busy in other things--in addition to my photography (NSFW), I've also launched an Etsy shop called Saint Drusilla. It's mostly knitted goods right now, but I've been busily adding to my stock, drafting patterns, making things, shopping for …

Writing: The Loudest Voice

It's no secret I've been busy. I've spent January/February buzzing around the greater Philadelphia area like a brightly-colored bee that keeps forgetting her shoes because technically I don't think bees have feet. But feet are irrelevant to the point I'm trying to make here. I've fallen into the bad habit of making excuses for myself, …

Post-NaNo check-in

Today marks three months of being self-indulgent on the internet*. You're welcome. For those of you keeping score from the beginning, you'll recognize that means that today is theoretically the day by which Harper Voyager ought to have sent out their affirmative missives regarding their open submission back in October. In between obsessively updating  my …

NaNoWriMo 2012: Week Two Wrap

I am at 46,000 words, and if my pace of the last two weeks continues, I'll reach 50k tomorrow evening during Philly's friendly word war with NJ. I'd reward myself with a cookie, but all I've done all day is write and eat homemade pumpkin bread, so I think that's enough sugar for me. What's …

Nanowrimo 2012: Unsolicited Advice

Forgive me for reposting, but the timing seems relevant. I wrote this last year at the end of 2011's NaNoWriMo, and I thought I'd share it here since this has become my de facto writing journal. I’m going to have a tiny sappy moment here. Janie and I talked about doing NaNo for a few …