At the beginning of November, I set a personal NaNoWriMo goal of writing the 40,000 words that it would take to finish “Blind Date Bride.” Well, it’s now the end of the month, and I haven’t written 40K words. I haven’t even written 30K. However, I’m still considering it a Read more…
I just checked my delivery confirmation via the U.S. Postal Service and nearly had a heart attack: No record of that number on file. It turned out, I incorrectly entered the tracking number from my receipt. When I typed in the correct number, the computer told me my GH entry Read more…
That’s the total number of words I’ve written since Nov. 1. I was very proud of that total — more than 1,000 a day — until I realized that I’m still WAY behind. My NaNo buddies already have upwards of 20,000. Hmm … Guess I’m still ahead of where I Read more…
… But I did decide to go ahead and sign up for the NaNoWriMo. I figured that, if nothing else, it’d spur me to finish the last 40,000 words I need to write on “Blind Date Bride” so I can enter it in next year’s GH. Now it’s Day 3, Read more…
Whipping my first manuscript into shape for the Golden Heart contest is turning out to be more work than I thought it’d be. I thought it’d be easier to do a little editing on Brad and Erin’s story than it would to write another 40,000 words to finish my current Read more…