Category: NaNoWriMo
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Excerpt from Sidetracked, My 2017 NaNo Novel
Sidetracked is my 2017 NaNoWriMo novel. For those who don’t know what NaNoWriMo is, click here. Sidetracked turned into something far different from what I had intended. I wanted to write a cozy mystery, but what I got was far from cozy. This moment is, however, really cute, so I decided to share it. “I […]
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It’s NaNoWriMo Time!
It’s NaNoWriMo Time! I feel as if I should put that to Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay and sing it from rooftops. Since I’m not really very inclined to go climbing out on rooftops, perhaps I’ll refrain. It is, however, NaNoWriMo Time. For those of you not familiar, that’s National Novel Writing Month. It began small, about 20 years […]
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The Ignoble Demise of Cliff Brooks
NaNoWriMo is winding to a close. Some have finished, some struggle to complete their novels before midnight November 30th. One fun thing in a NaNo novel is to include the death of Cliff Brooks. It’s become a long standing challenge and a bit of a tradition. Therefore, I’ve quoted below the death of Cliff Brooks […]
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In the Midst of Madness
Finding time to write is something every author deals with. Some of us have more time to devote to it than others, but still find that life intrudes. I just spent the month of November taking the National November Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) challenge. While it’s invigorating to test my writing abilities, it also tests my […]
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I Did It Again!
This November gave me another opportunity to sharpen my writing skills by participating in the National November Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) challenge. Those who participate agree to write a complete novel, 50,000 words or more, in the month of November. For more details, look at www.nanowritmo.org Sounds easy? Think again. Finding the time to write each […]
Dellani Oakes 
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