Famous Last Lines to Finish Strong

Here are some stirring last lines, or just inspiring lines, from famous works to keep you going these last three days on #NaNoWriMo2016! From Henry V: (not the last line) “Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English...

Your Writing Environment

Welcome to the third post in my new series about preparing for, and surviving, NanoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). Join me in November to attempt this valiant feat yet again- check in with the writing community on our Facebook page. If you are going to undertake...

Why NaNoWriMo Works for Both Writers & Editors

Welcome to the second post in my new series about preparing for, and surviving, NanoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). Join me in November to attempt this valiant feat yet again- check in with the writing community on our Facebook page. There are two kinds of...

How I Approach NaNoWriMo

Welcome to the first post in my new series about preparing for, and surviving, NanoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) NaNo works for me because … I am capricious. I can be good at discipline, but only until I get bored of it, or feel limited by it, then I toss it...

When Something Snags Your Attention

What snags your attention? I like to notice things when I’m out walking in the world, whether it’s the moss, or the clouds, or the typography. I noticed that I have certain triggers–words or colors or shapes that my brain called my attention to,...

Organizing and Controlling

A picture post today: The quote reads: “When I cannot bear outer pressures anymore, I begin to put in order mybelongings….. As if unable to organize and control my life, I seek to exert this on the world of objects.” -Anais Nin Anais Nin’s...