by Eliza | Oct 5, 2020 | Nanowrimo, Writing
Write. Publish. Repeat. By Sean M. Platt and Johnny Truant I read this book back in 2016, when I really settled in to the idea that I should just sit down and write. When you have never finished a book, it can get in your head that you can’t finish a book. When I read...
by Eliza | Oct 4, 2020 | Author Life, Writing
Why It is Important Everyone’s reasons for this will be different. But it is important for me to exercise as a writer because when I am overweight, my carpal tunnel is significantly worse. It is painful to type for long periods and I can forget about holding a pen....
by Eliza | Feb 23, 2019 | Publishing, Writing
My experience with Filles Vertes Publishing began with a submission. In early 2018, I finished a middle grade manuscript and began to send it off to editors and agents. One of the editors was working at FVP and sent in my submission. Then came my first request for a...
by Eliza | Dec 1, 2017 | Book Blog, Nanowrimo, Writing
Final Word Count: 22,450. So, I didn’t finish this year. I intended to reach about 35,000 words this month, which is already lower than the 50,000 that Nano calls for, and I didn’t make it. I had to essentially plot as I wrote each scene which slowed...
by Eliza | Nov 22, 2017 | Nanowrimo, Publishing, Writing
Total Word Count: 16,448 Do you know what is terrible? My word count at the beginning of the day was 17,200. I write using Scrivener, which has never been an issue before. When I opened up the document today, I somehow made words disappear. In Scrivener, there is a...
by Eliza | Nov 15, 2017 | Book Blog, Nanowrimo, Writing
Total Words Written for Nanowrimo: 10,825 At this rate I will finish on January 4. Okay, so I am still not reaching my word count goals I set up for myself originally. I am proud of myself for sticking with writing for almost every day, even if I write only 300 words....
