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#IWSG: NaNoWriMo!

November 1, 2023Nalin 3 Comments
This entry is part 15 of 16 in the series Insecure Writer's Support Group

On the first Wednesday of every month, members of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group (open to anyone and full of great resources and information for writers) post their answers to a monthly prompt on their blogs. Authors benefit from getting… Continue Reading →

Writing nanowrimo, drafting, red soil

#IWSG: The First Book

April 5, 2023Nalin 2 Comments
This entry is part 11 of 16 in the series Insecure Writer's Support Group

On the first Wednesday of every month, members of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group (open to anyone and full of great resources and information for writers) post their answers to a monthly prompt on their blogs. Authors benefit from getting… Continue Reading →

Writing novel, nanowrimo, drafting, author, iwsg, writing career

Camp NaNoWriMo: Red Soil II

June 26, 2017Nalin Leave a Comment

It’s just a few days to July, and I’ll be using Camp NaNoWriMo to jump-start a first draft of the sequel to Red Soil Through Our Fingers. Having moved from Boston to a much lower-stress pace of life in Virginia… Continue Reading →

Writing, My Stories red soil, mars, hard sf, first drafts, colony, politics, loyalty, treason, terrorism, drafting, nanowrimo

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

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 →

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