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Software Death Match: YWriter vs Scrivener

30OctoberKaren8 CommentsRevising, writingnanowrimo, Scrivener, Ywriter

The first writing software I ever used was Simon Haynes’ Ywriter. By then, I’d finished a novel in Microsoft Word–one huge, unending scroll of a document–and I was mired in revising. I knew I needed something different. YWriter is what I found. It’s free, and the guy who programmed it is a writer, himself, so

And the NaNoWriMo Results…

2DecemberKaren2 CommentsNaNoWriMo, Novels, writingamrevising, goals, nanowrimo, Nanowrimo2016

At the beginning of last month, I set out to write a novel–50,000 words of one, anyway–in 30 days. And… I was going to do this one sheet of paper at a time, in hopes of a cleaner draft and ultimately, an easier revision. (I’m always looking for an easier revision.) I was behind from

Plotting and Planning

10NovemberKarenBlogging, NaNoWriMo, Uncategorizedamwriting, goals, IWSG, nanowrimo

I can’t really think of anything to write, right now. Okay. That’s a lie. I can think of things to write, but I’ve decided to grant myself a cooling off and thinking break, instead. I’m at a place where there’s just so much stuff in my head, and it’s all jumping around. So, let’s talk

Epiphanies in Fiction Writing

7NovemberKarenNaNoWriMo, writingamwriting, mondayblogs, nanowrimo

I took a step back, yesterday. Something somewhere between serenely seeking objectivity about my novel and abject despair. Today, I have solutions. Or, at least progress. I figured out who the dead kid in my novel is. I actually didn’t know that question was bothering me, until the answer showed up today. So, that’s one

One Week Into NaNoWriMo

6NovemberKaren4 CommentsNaNoWriMo, Novels, writingamwriting, goals, nanowrimo

As of right now, I am writing at roughly half the speed it would take to have 50,000 words on November 30. Part of that is that I haven’t been feeling well, and some family things have come up. Part of it is that I’m writing longhand, which well, it takes longer than typing, and

IWSG: More Revision Terror

2NovemberKaren16 CommentsInsecurities, writingamwriting, IWSG, nanowrimo

The question of the month is What is Your Favorite Aspect of Being a Writer? Of being a writer, or of actually writing? There might be some semantics to bicker about in there, somewhere. My favorite part of being a writer is the community that it makes me a part of. I enjoy being able

Things to Do in A Small Town In Autumn, or Gratitude for the Internet

24OctoberKarenUncategorizedamwriting, autumn, nanowrimo, smalltowns

So, here I am squeezing in a blog post mid way through my walk home. Stopped to get a Coke and do some typing. Summer keeps reappearing around here, and the trees are starting to turn some real colors. I’m not much of a small-town girl, but the scenery has some definite perks. Seriously… Get

NaNoWriMo Tech

23OctoberKarenNaNoWriMo, writingamwriting, fiction, goals, nanowrimo

So, the first time I did NaNo, it was on a borrowed computer–something in a basement computer lab–and a thumb drive. One big, long Microsoft Word file, with little bits and pieces added in as the month progressed. And it worked. That was the first novel I’d ever finished, so that’s a plus. But it

Sixteen Days To Full-Scale Panic

15OctoberKaren4 CommentsBlogging, NaNoWriMo, Uncategorizedamwriting, fiction, nanowrimo, wwwblogs

Sixteen days til NaNoWriMo, and I still don’t have an idea. Not a plot point, not a character. Not a teeny-tiny play on words to amuse my Muse. (Who is more or less an eighth grade boy, at heart.) Well, fine. I’ll just start with an explosion and work my way up from there. I

Team Holly and NaNoWriMo

13OctoberKaren2 CommentsInsecurities, NaNoWriMo, Novels, writingamrevising, amwriting, HollyLisle, nanowrimo

I’m gearing up for NaNoWriMo–National Novel Writing Month–which begins November First. And Holly Lisle–of Holly’s Writing Classes–is sponsoring a team for the event. That makes this the first time that I’m doing Nano as a member of a team. Look at me! I’m a joiner. See? I have a banner and a team-name to prove

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Software Death Match: YWriter vs Scrivener

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Plotting and Planning

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Epiphanies in Fiction Writing

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IWSG: More Revision Terror

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Things to Do in A Small Town In Autumn, or Gratitude for the Internet

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Sixteen Days To Full-Scale Panic

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