I still have a National Novel Writhing Month Day 1 hangover. No alcohol involved, but I do have a guilty pleasure that I indulge in while writing … You know those round gold-foil-wrapped candies? The ones with creamy chocolate and hazelnut and the little wafer shell? Yeah, those things over there on the left. Ferraro Rochers, a.k.a. the food of the gods. (Well, the gods … [Read more...]
Random NaNo Novel Under Construction …
Happy NaNoWriMo!!! November is National Novel Writing Month — NaNoWriMo to those in the know. If you're not familiar with the concept, the official NaNoWriMo.org website explains it this way: On November 1, participants begin working towards the goal of writing a 50,000-word novel by 11:59 PM on November 30. All those undertaking the challenge of writing a novel in a month, … [Read more...]
NaNoWriMo – Mad Libs Edition!
November is National Novel Writing Month and I'm hosting a fun challenge in honor of NaNoWriMo! NaNo will kick off before we know it and you're invited. We're taking the idea behind Mad Libs and turning it into a longer writing project. Participating authors will be given a random assortment of tropes, settings, characters and/or concepts, and will write their NaNo story … [Read more...]
And the Battle of the Blogs 2015 winner is…
Well, unfortunately, the official winner this year is not Romance on the Rocks so we would like to give a BIG CONGRATULATIONS to the Waterworld Mermaids. However, we are all winners! The competition was judged by the Average Words Per Writer and that number was only 991 words different between the Rockers and the Mermaids!! For our first year as a Blog, we were thrilled … [Read more...]
Writing is a solitary profession.
But that doesn't mean you have to go it alone. Did you know that local writing groups will help you grow your talent? Everyone should check out the opportunities either in person or online. You never know who you might meet. The person sitting at your table might be: publishing his/her 10th book, or suffering his/her first rejection, or just landed an agent, … [Read more...]
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