Know the Novel – Part Three: Words Written // A Writer’s Linkup

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IT. IS. DECEMBER! With laptops, pens, and coffee cups in hand, we have survived the insanity of NaNoWriMo! And now it is time to share how the mad month of writing transpired. Yes indeed, today I bring you the third and final part of Know the Novel! I hope you've all been able to take a nice deep breath now that December is here. NaNoWriMo or just writing a novel any time can be intense and exhausting. In fact, it pretty much always is. But when there is a story inside us, it is always worth the long, tiring, stressful…

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Know the Novel 2021: Part 2 // Writing Night’s Shattered Stars

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Um. UM. We are now entering THE FINAL WEEK OF NANOWRIMO 2021! I don't know if this NaNo has blazed by or if a time ever existed before NaNo. YA KNOW. NaNo is always timey-wimey like that. But I am definitely stunned we've just got one full week left! Like. The final month of 2021 is a mere week away? I can't even. For this week's post, I am diverting from my daily logs to join up with my Know the Novel tag instead. But don't worry, I shall be sharing quite a bit of what's been going down this…

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Know the Novel – Part Two: Within the WIP // A Writer’s Linkup

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HAPPY NOVEMBER!!! NaNoWriMo is HERE. And that of course means Know the Novel Part 2 has also arrived! I seriously cannot believe we have officially made it to NaNo. Last month was full of prep and anticipation (and maybe some panic and a good existential crisis or two) and here we are at last able to spew those words that have been building up onto the page! It's time to create some magic. If you missed it, last month I opened up Know the Novel, my 3-part linkup series for writers. And ooooh my goodness, did it bring me such…

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Know the Novel 2021: Part 1 // Introducing Night’s Shattered Stars

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ONE WEEK, GUYS. Just one more week and then it's NaNoWriMo time!!! But before we dive into the month-long writing insanity, I want to actually, you know, introduce you to my NaNo 2021 novel! This will be my twelfth NaNoWriMo and just...my mind can hardly comprehend that fact. I have grown and learned more than I could probably ever fit into a single blog post over the course of my eleven NaNos. It's been such a vital tool in my writing journey. I will never forget the magic and wild rush of that first NaNo and how it propelled me…

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Know the Novel – Part One: Introduction // A Writer’s Linkup

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Happy, happy October! We have officially reached NaNoWriMo prepping month which means it is time to bring back the annual writer's linkup: Know the Novel! Um. Okay. But. How is National Novel Writing Month ONE MONTH AWAY??? PURE INSANITY. Not gonna lie though, I've sort of been counting down the days since the end of last NaNo. (Yes, I am that crazy.) NaNo 2020 may have been my favorite NaNo of all time and I truly cannot wait to dive into yet another year of late nights, too much coffee, and, most importantly, mad writing! I know so many of…

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Know the Novel Part 3: Dusk’s Broken Shadows

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HERE WE ARE. It is at last time for me to share alllll my thoughts on writing and finishing Dusk’s Broken Shadows. I hope December is treating everyone well so far! I can’t believe we’re already a week in! I don’t know about you, but I’ve been listening to Christmas music pretty much nonstop. #noshame SO. Being as how NaNo is fully finished, today I’m going to be answering the questions of my Know the Novel linkup! Annnd probably going to blabber way too much about my NaNo novel. (Hopefully you guys aren’t sick of hearing about it yet. This…

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Know the Novel – Part Three: It Is Written {A Writers Linkup}

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WE MADE IT. NaNoWriMo is behind us and December has ARRIVED! And with it comes the 3rd and final part of this year’s Know the Novel! Are you alive? Am I alive??? Are our characters alive? (Probably not all of them…) NaNoWriMo is always such a wild ride full of exhausting days and existential crisis days and euphoric days. But, for me, it is always, always worth it for that sense of accomplishment, for knowing I took the time for my stories and made WORDS. But not just words, I grew, I learned, I lived an incredible journey. NaNoWriMo is…

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Know the Novel: Writing Dusk’s Broken Shadows {NaNo 2020}

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ONE. WEEK. LEFT. OF. NANOWRIMO!!! Can you believe it, guys? We are 3 weeks down and 1 to go! My gracious goodness, this NaNo is flying by at record speeds! But WHAT a NaNo it has been! Today instead of doing my day-by-day weekly update, I’m changing things up and answering the questions to my Know the Novel linkup. (Of which you can find the details HERE. The linkup part is open for one more week and I’d be thrilled if you joined!) ALRIGHTY. I know you people have lives to live and novels to write, so let’s just jump…

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Know the Novel – Part Two: Within the WIP {A Writers Linkup}

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IT IS OFFICIALLY NANOWRIMO! And being as how we’ve made it to November, it is time for part 2 of Know the Novel! Yes indeedy, we are here in the month of writerly insanity. I hope you’re all well stocked on caffeine and candy. We’ve got a wild month of writing ahead of us! If you missed it, last month I opened up my yearly 3-part writers linkup, Know the Novel, where we get to talk all about our current novels! In October for Part 1 you guys introduced your WIPs and GUYS. Guuuyyyys! So much creativity! Can everyone just…

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Know the Novel: Introducing Dusk’s Broken Shadows {NaNo 2020}

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NaNoWriMo starts in ONE. WEEK. And I’ve yet to tell you the first thing about what I’m actually writing for it. WELL. That’s why we’re here today! I shall be joining in my own Know the Novel linkup (is that kind of narcistic? Or rather meta…) to tell you all about what shall be consuming my soul for the next month my upcoming WIP! ALSO. The linkup will continue to run until October 31st if you haven’t joined in yet! I have been absolutely soaking up everyone’s posts! You guys are going to be writing AH-MAY-ZING stories and it makes…

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