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Day #20 of NaNoWriMo – Writing Exercise This Friday is all about Road Trip Writing – No editing: The drive out of the cities was all about shifter mates and century old prophecy.  My mind drifts to my story.  I think about my characters and imagine them sitting in the car with me.Which one ofContinue reading “Day #20 of NaNoWriMo”

Day #19 of NaNoWriMo – Day Trip I’m doing another day trip today out of the cities and listening to other favorite authors on Audible.com to get in some novels by other writers. As I work on my own novel, additional research has cropped up.  I’m checking out road maps and real small towns in Minnesota.Continue reading “Day #19 of NaNoWriMo”

Day #18 of NaNoWriMo – Writing Process Hi fellow writers!  I have to say that these 30 day challenges helped my writing process.  Daily blogging cleared my thoughts and story lines.  Sometimes, I solved some of my story dilemmas while writing my blog. If you’re struggling out there, then I would recommend daily blogging orContinue reading “Day #18 of NaNoWriMo”

Day #17 of NaNoWriMo – Travel Days It’s time to take a deeper dive into my characters.   I asked the simple question, what creates relationships?   Shared experiences create our relationships.   What better way to create a shared experience than a road trip with Nerdy, Particular, Science Majors. Day number one has themContinue reading “Day #17 of NaNoWriMo”

Day #16 of NaNoWriMo – Manic Monday Drizzle and clouds all weekend.  It was time to put on the YouTube Fireplace and go over the first few chapters again.   The introduction kept me awake and I added a chapter to slow down the pace of the two characters meeting and getting to know eachContinue reading “Day #16 of NaNoWriMo – Manic Monday”

Day #14 of NaNoWriMo – Holiday Season I’m looking outside the window into a winter wonderland.  This evening brings a drizzly sunset and flurries. I have a blanket wrapped around me and the Hallmark Channel on.  They may not have the steam coming out of the screen but they know how to build a glimmerContinue reading “Day #14 of NaNoWriMo”

Day #12 of NaNoWriMo – Winter Wonderland Outside is a Winter Wonderland in Minnesota and I’m all cozied up in my room.   As I work on this novel, I find that the process that’s working best is working on 3 chapters at a time.   Sometimes, it’s a blitz of dialogue and then paintingContinue reading “Day #12 of NaNoWriMo”

Day #11 of NaNoWriMo – Blizzard Writing My time on the road turned into a Minnesota Blizzard.  If only my keystrokes were like the weather outside.   Last week it was in the 70s and today there were 6 inches of snow sitting on the top of my car by 6 pm.  It’s another lateContinue reading “Day #11 of NaNoWriMo”

Day #10 of NaNoWriMo – Wake Up Story Time Traveling on the road again and writing in my hotel room.  Not all glamorous.  There’s a bag of fast food in the corner for one night.   I wanted to get to my room and get settled.  A few phone calls later and I’m at theContinue reading “Day #10 of NaNoWriMo”

Day #9 of NaNoWriMo – Week Two Has Begun! Week two has begun and my chapters grew over the weekend!  Chapters 2 and 3 went down in writing.   I still have work to do in developing the beginning of the story.  I spent time thinking about the personality of characters and which direction toContinue reading “Day #9 of NaNoWriMo”