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First Draft Novel Complete!

August 7, 2014Nalin 1 Comment

One week behind schedule for Camp Nanowrimo, I have finally completed a first draft novel, tentatively titled Red Soil Through Our Fingers! This is a major milestone for me. I’ve tried many times, via Nanowrimo and otherwise, to finish even… Continue Reading →

Writing revision, plot, first draft, #amnotwriting, drafting, amwriting, novel, nanowrimo, camp nanowrimo, structure

FocusWriter – Low Distraction Word Processor

July 13, 2014Nalin 2 Comments
This entry is part 3 of 7 in the series How I Write

I’ve tried several of the minimalist word processors out there. For Windows only, I’d say Q10 is my favorite — clean, simple, and fast. However, I’ve been on the go a lot and find myself using all three major platforms… Continue Reading →

Writing drafting, text editor, minimalist, focuswriter, word processor, camp nanowrimo

Summer Writing Plans

June 30, 2014Nalin Leave a Comment

I’m back from a very refreshing week in Vermont and Maine, the latter with other writers (and a lot of fried clams and beer on the beach). Compared to the day to day survival stance that first-year teaching forces on… Continue Reading →

Writing, Updates summer, amwriting, novel, nanowrimo, camp nanowrimo, rough draft
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