Preparation is hailed as the most important factor in achieving NaNoWriMo success. Not the biggest problem for folks venturing a fictitious realm, but what of us memoir rebels? Memoir is [based on] fact. It features tales of a person’s life, told as truthfully as memory allows. Preparation, then, seems like … Continue reading
A few years back, I used my time during NaNoWriMo composing a rough draft of an old story idea. At the time, the story was severely underdeveloped. The characters had no personalities, the plot was practically non-existent. It was an idea that refused to become more. So I set it aside until … Continue reading
Pain. Ga-gunk. Loud vibrations echoed across Quince’s eardrums. Ga-gunk. Everything touched him at once, through all of his senses. Rodents scurried about, squeaking in fear of the stalking hawk overhead. The silent predator had his gaze fixed on Quince as well—an unfamiliar, unwanted visitor in the hawk’s territory. Ga-gunk. Quince … Continue reading
