This month was Camp NaNoWriMo - similar to National Novel Writing Month, but the rules and goals are more customizable and individualized. I originally started out the month planning to rework Kissed with Power, but ended up finishing the first draft of my standalone frenemies-to-lovers romance Friendzone, instead. In truth, I've been struggling with The... Continue Reading →
Camp NaNoWriMo started on April 1st. Camp NaNoWriMo is a lot like National Novel Writing Month except that it offers you the opportunity to create and set your own goals. Instead of having a goal of writing 50,000 words your goal can be to edit so many words or write for so many minutes a... Continue Reading →
Hey Readers, Writers, and Followers! So, I just realized that NaNoWriMo ended four days ago and I never wrote a blog update with my final thoughts on National Novel Writing Month 2018. Oops. Slacker status over here… like usual. But I will proudly say that I was NOT a slacker last month. For the first... Continue Reading →
Hello, Followers, Writers, and Readers! Just wanted to pop on and give you a quick update on my NaNoWriMo Progress now that we are about two-thirds of the way done. My current word count is: 35,881 words and I expect to hit about 42,000 before the end of the day. I was behind for quite... Continue Reading →
Happy Friday, Writers! It’s Day Two of National Novel Writing Month. I hope day one went well for you and that all the words are flowing smoothly. I ended the night last night with 3,021 words. I was hoping to reach four thousand, but I was worn out from staying up late the night before... Continue Reading →
Yesterday was the longest day ever. It was so hard waiting for the clock to strike midnight, the start of National Novel Writing Month. I’ve been preparing, plotting, outlining my NaNoWriMo for months now and I reached the point where there was nothing left to do but start writing. This year my NaNoWriMo project is... Continue Reading →
Happy Halloween, Writers!Halloween is my favorite holiday, until December 1st and then Christmas is my favorite holiday. They’re tied for the best holiday. Don't you agree? It’s been a while since we have done a Write About It Wednesday. I’m going to try to get better about keeping up with blogging. I know I’ve said... Continue Reading →
The most challenging month of the year for writers across the world begins in one and a half days. On November First, National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, begins. NaNoWriMo is an internet-based challenge that encourages writers to write 50,000 words or more in just thirty days. Chris Baty started the project in July 1999... Continue Reading →
Michelle C. Hillstrom - Author 