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NaNoWriMo Part 2

Posted on October 31, 2013 Leave a Comment

I lied! I totally lied! I’m going to do NaNoWriMo, or at least attempt it. But I’m cheating. I’m going to use it to write Part 2. Right now, I’m trying to decide my username, which is intensely difficult because I will be stuck with said name. I want something playful. Fun. Goofy. Sci-fi? Nerdy. […]

Different Parts of the Brain

Posted on August 16, 2013 Leave a Comment

Writing on paper really is different than writing on the computer. It uses a completely different part of my brain. When I realized I needed to back up a scene before starting the book (opening scene number twenty-three), I pushed the computer aside in favor of my pencil and notebook paper. It’s amazing how much […]

Typing

Posted on November 12, 2009 Leave a Comment

And today, I typed 40 double spaced pages. My hand hurts, and I’m ready for bed.

Handwriting vs. Computers

Posted on October 9, 2008 Leave a Comment

I’m finishing up my third packet right now, and I need a brake. I discovered where my writer’s block this packet period came from. I usually handwrite my stories, but I have to send typed versions to my mentor (so she can read them). The first packet period, I decided that I didn’t have enough […]