Category Archives: Nanowrimo

National Novel Writing Month posts

The end of Nanowrimo 2018

Today is the last day of Nanowrimo 2018. My book isn’t finished, but I am oh so very close to making my 50,000 words for this year. Today is bittersweet, because I still have at least another month’s work ahead … Continue reading

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How’s your novel coming?

I have to admit that I haven’t written a word in the last couple of days. Between family things, a trip to the circus, and a whole day of cooking, I have been slacking off on working on my book. … Continue reading

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How you can win National Novel Writing Month

This is the talk I gave in September at this year’s Nanowrimo Kick-Off Party in San Francisco. I did Nanowrimo for the first time in 2003. I was a new mom of a two-month-old preemie. Not surprisingly, I couldn’t rub … Continue reading

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Kicking off Nanowrimo in San Francisco

This Saturday, September 29, the National Novel Writing Month is being celebrated in San Francisco at The Bindery at 4 pm. I’ll be one of the guest speakers. This announcement is quoted from the official invitation: The Kick-Off will include a … Continue reading

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Write with me tonight?

How’s your Nanowrimo going? If you need to pound out some words — and you’re in San Francisco — come join me tonight at the Borderlands Cafe for a couple of hours of writing. If you can’t be come to the … Continue reading

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