I am not a fan of the word failure but in terms of NaNoWriMo2018 it is appropriate. I failed. I got just over halfway and then BAM! Life happened. Mum had a fall and I found myself taking a week’s leave to travel and be able to take care of her. Thankfully, it didn’t take …
I am a proud member of M.L.S H Viking and here are my badges towards the ship cup. No idea what I am talking about? Find out more here. Repeat Badges
Thank goodness that this isn’t my first year! I have already proved that I take a while to get going. I have already proved that it takes me a while to train myself out of re-reading what I have just written and correcting what I have typed. I have already proved to myself that I …
While I continue to #NaNoPrep and get excited for Thursday, I have been playing around with ideas for book covers. Canva is a great (and free) tool for this as it allows you to duplicate and tweak things easily. Here is what I came up with: As you can probably tell, much of my story takes place …
Today I have spent some time researching using The Better Novel Project. I am determined to go into NaNoWriMo this year with more of a plan than last time. I am using ‘The Master Outline‘ that has been put together by Christine over at The Better Novel Project. She has deconstructed novels such as Harry Potter, …
As I start pulling together my #NaNoPrep, I decided to look back over my posts from last year. Back then I posted on a different blog, but I have move the highlights over here now. My Novel Idea – NaNoPrep Day 1 Day 5 Day 6 NaNoWordSprints Catch Up Weekend Snippet 10k Catch Up Weekend …
The first few days of Camp were great and I was really pleased with the progress I was making. Then life did that thing where it gets in the way. Over the past couple of years my partner Chris and I have been saving up to buy a house. Late last year we reached our …
