Tag Archives: Druyan

DRUYAN Fantasy Adventure Novel — Cover Preview and Time-Lapse

Posted on February 5, 2017 by

I’m super excited. This week, I received my new book cover artwork for my upcoming fantasy adventure novel, DRUYAN. This is what the cover looks like. DRUYAN will be launched at the Words in the Park Book Fair & Sale … Continue reading →

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I’m Writing, So Here’s My Upcoming Blog Schedule

Posted on January 11, 2017 by

I’m writing and revising for a fall deadline, so my blog post schedule is adjusting to accommodate my two projects. I’m also back at work, and mine is a pretty intense job. Tomorrow, I’m reblogging Dan Alatorre’s post about the … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo Graph: The Dream and the Reality — What Does Yours Look Like?

Posted on November 26, 2016 by

Words in the Dark: Post 8 This is what my NaNoWriMo updates should look like Nov. 25, 2014, NaNo update: Early this afternoon, I passed the 45,000-word mark during a break at work. But I have to be pretty much … Continue reading →

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Plot Twist: From Seeker of Badge to NaNo Rebel

Posted on November 10, 2016 by

Words in the Dark: Post 6 NaNoWriMo is a nail-biter all month, because if more than one thing goes wrong, the whole month’s project can be derailed. Suffice it to say my NaNo project this year has been derailed due … Continue reading →

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Words in the Dark

Posted on October 23, 2016 by

Words in the Dark: Post 1 Welcome back to my blog. Over the last four months, during my return to authorhood, I’ve posted articles about author, artist, or educator interviews adventure and travel gardening health photo challenges book challenges The … Continue reading →

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Surprising Things I Learned the Year I Won NaNoWriMo

Posted on September 13, 2016 by

My books develop over time. That’s not to say I don’t practise free-flow writing. In fact, I collect free-flow scenes and chapters, the ones that are written in the moment, raw and uncensored, or where the characters wrestle for the … Continue reading →

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Why I Don’t Write a Fresh NaNoWriMo Novel Every Year

Posted on September 8, 2016 by

A writer friend told me about NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) ten years ago. I’ve been obsessed with the event ever since. As the NaNoWriMo community gears up for another November of marathon writing, I am excited to partake, but … Continue reading →

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New Horizons

Posted on September 1, 2016 by

Snippets of an Author’s Life: Post 14 This is the final post of the summer 2016 blog series Snippets of an Author’s Life. Many thanks to my regular subscribers and to new followers for checking in on this blog. In … Continue reading →

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