The Unconventional Author

Apart from not really embracing the change NaNoWriMo.org went with this year with the new site, I realized that with this long brutal cold ...

I'm not throwing in the towel yet, even though this cold is making it impossible to start writing for NaNo. I know; rather than wasting...

As it turns out, I haven't *yet* gotten going on NaNoWriMo and it's Day 7. On previous years, I was pretty much halfway done or mor...

The past couple NaNo's, I was lucky enough not to have a steady working gig to conflict. This year? Not so much. Last year, I was only ...

Kind of throwing this one out last minute, but these pep talks are always a fun topic to mention. In the most recent NaNo mail, Min Jin...

As promised my final count was: NOT IMPORTANT. But also 72,639 (I'm such an ass). But really, what I took out of this was just way...

My scheduled posts went a little on the dark and heavy confessionals, but NaNo is my month of isolation and I have to admit, UnHeard is bec...

Despite how trite these words of wisdom are, it is what it is. I could do this forever, but what I'm getting at is that reaching a goal...

I joked with a friend last night that if I was really dedicated, I could still make it to 50K by the middle of the month. I really didn...

I don't mean 'under the influence', although I'm not against the cannabis lovers of the world (I myself don't enjoy smo...

Despite the balloony-headedness of this stage of my cold, I decided to do some minimal writing today, just to break the annoying tedium of ...

I'd like to sincerely apologize if, at any time, I made what I do seem easy. In the spirit of sharing Kryptonite, here's the realit...

NaNoWriMo is one of those occasions where you're missing out if you don't try something new. Sure, it's great if you have your ...

It's impossible not to glean every bit of insight into the craft of writing as I can and our inbox tidbit for today was one definitely ...

Halloween tends to be a busy pre-NaNo day in my household, so I'm throwing this post out (and scheduling a couple to throw out the firs...

If only I could always be so productive... After one helluva crunch weekend, the first draft of UnSung is done, done, donnnnnnne. What ...

Cold weather is finally here and if you know me, I'm as psyched as the people who like hot weather (and probably enjoy those same peopl...

Occasionally, I like to jump in and 'double post' (essentially just posting a real-time post on a day where a scheduled post went t...

Funny the things that inspire a bit of thinking... Hey, did you know that bras have never been about long-term preservation of breast shape...

Whether you're a pantser or a planner (or both, like myself), NaNoWriMo is worth some planning. Since my laptop charger went kaput, pla...