by Shannon Dittemore | Nov 30, 2018 | Author Life, NaNoWriMo, Writing
November 30th, you guys. It is officially the last day of National Novel Writing Month. I’m posting this through a grin because neither Jill, Steph or I won NaNo this year. We gave it our best effort and pulled up short. I have things to say to those of you who hit...
by Stephanie Morrill | Nov 26, 2018 | Author Life, Guest Posts
Being the oldest child, an introvert, and a lover of journals, I’m naturally a planner. I love making lists and plans, I actually enjoy writing out schedules. There’s nothing more satisfying than creating an aesthetically-pleasing list of goals, or completing a story...
by Shannon Dittemore | Nov 16, 2018 | Author Life, NaNoWriMo
It’s been sixteen days, you guys! Who’s still with me? Today, shall be all about confessions and I’ll start. *deep breath* I am not going to hit 50k. I’m just not. The sick bug combined with some FANTASTIC, albeit distracting, publishing news...
by Shannon Dittemore | Nov 9, 2018 | Author Life, NaNoWriMo
We are a full nine days into National Novel Writing Month, friends, and I MUST know how you are doing. The wheels fell off for me this week. My little cold became a big cold and I’m still fighting away. I keep thinking I’m getting better, but then it...
by Shannon Dittemore | Nov 2, 2018 | Author Life, NaNoWriMo
It’s day two of National Novel Writing Month! Who put words on the page yesterday? I did! To be honest, my day started off a little rough. Construction crews rolled into my court at 8am and set up camp in the front yard. The noise, you guys! But, the upside of...
by Stephanie Morrill | Oct 29, 2018 | Author Life, Grow An Author
Do you ever find yourself wanting to do something—start your novel, start posting on Instagram as an author, self-publish—but don’t do any of it. The task feels big/scary/vulnerable, and what if you don’t do it perfectly? If you’ve had conversations...
