November has been one of those months where I feel as if I have been doing a lot but accomplishing little. I’ve been very busy with multiple projects, yet if someone stopped me now to ask me what I’m working on, it may take me a few moments to come up with an answer that…
I’m keeping this post short and sweet, as I’m behind on my NaNoWriMo and my punishment is that I’m not allowing myself to read or write [outside of my school/work obligations, of course], until I’ve caught up on my word quota. The Fall 2012 edition of The Aviator, Full Sail University’s literary magazine, is officially…
Despite my ardent optimism, I can occasionally succumb to the temptation of a melancholic mood. Today is one of those days. I’m not upset. I’m not angry. I have absolutely no reason to be anything but chipper and my usual bubbly self; but I’m not. Lugubrious would be a generous term to describe my current…
I’d like to take a moment to pause and reflect on my life thus far in 2012. Today is November 14th, 2012. How exactly did that happen? Where does the time go? This has been a busy year. Since January 1st, 2012, I’ve accomplished quite a bit. I’ve failed at quite a bit, as well,…
I’d like to share a poem with you that I wrote very recently while taking a break from NaNoWriMo. However, before I post it, I’d like to offer a thought that has been troubling me for quite a while. This should go without saying, but the tone expressed in this poem is NOT an emotion…
I’ve finally hit my stride with NaNoWriMo. The habit has been formed and I’ve found the will power to sit down every night and pump out my word quota for the day. Inali’s future is taking shape. She’s developing a personality and a purpose. A secondary character has been successfully introduced and will soon become…
My article for the school’s news blog is up! This marks my 6th journalistic publication and my 11th total publication since my 28th birthday! After all of the NaNoWriMo stress I’ve been feeling the past week, this was a good booster for my ego and self-confidence. You can view a copy/paste of the article here,…
A few people have asked me about the topic of the story I’ve chosen to write for NaNoWriMo. As surprising as this may be, I actually decided to pick back up on the story I had begun for my Science Fiction and Fantasy Course at Full Sail University, The Revenge of Inali. Under the patient…
Despite my best intentions, I am going into day 5 of NaNoWriMo at a deficit. I only managed to pump out a few hundred words on Friday night and wasn’t able to write anything on Saturday, as I was out of town. Last night, amid a cacophony of cheers as my husband watched football in…
Ok. I did it. On November 1st, I managed to finish the entire rough draft for my transmedia marketing proposal for school, read almost 100 pages from my textbook, hit the gym [in the morning – bonus points], and chugged out the first 2,300 words for NaNoWriMo. Whew! I’m exhausted just recounting it. Tonight, I…
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