Monthly Archives: November 2015

"Victory belongs to the most persevering." -- Napoleon Bonaparte Word counts are due to the NaNo site tonight by 11:59 PM your time zone. Do yourself a favor and get…

"You can have it all. You just can't have it all at once." — Oprah Winfrey Funny, I keep telling my characters that. At this point, they're not particularly interested in listening. But they're in the middle of the book, so they do not know the pain which lies ahead of them. My hero, especially. He has no understanding how out of his depth he is. Naturally this is going to cause considerable pain, especially to the heroine, who is falling for him despite her logical instints that tell her otherwise. ::cackles evilly:: Character torture. Gotta love it.

"Decisions are made by those who show up." — Aaron Sorkin So we're now facing the last four days of November and the frantic race for the finish line of NaNoWriMo. Whether yesterday was a good writing day for you or things went by the wayside due to family commitments, that doesn't matter. Today is a new day and it's time to get back to work and show up at the page. Behind or ahead, today is the day to recommit to what you're trying to achieve.

If you don't allow yourself the possibility of writing something very, very bad, it would be hard to write something very good. — Steven Galloway I've won NaNoWriMo most of…

I'm very proud of my flops, as much as of my successes. — Francis Ford Coppola I'm going to be writing a lot about failure this week because we are…

Writing a book is a adventure. To begin with it is a toy and amusement. Then it becomes a mistress, then it becomes a master, then it becomes a tyrant.…

If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative. — Woody Allen It's easy to play it safe, and that's one of…