Novembers aren’t for the faint of heart
How the insanity of NaNoWriMo actually keeps me sane Let’s face it, the organisers of the annual writing challenge NaNoWriMo did a brilliant job in chosing Novembers for it. Especially…
NaNoWriMo 2016: Half time!
… or: Right on track – just about The NaNoWriMo statistics are delightfully cruel and insightful. They are my prime motivation to keep going, and most writers are pushed to…
November’s frenzy: NaNoWriMo 2016!
… and why every writer should use NaNoWriMo to kickoff their big projects Hi guys, on a whim and even without FIRST hitting the word count of 1700 daily, every…
No, I don’t have time for “a” coffee …
A chat about the difficulty to protect “office-hours” (includes NaNoWriMo and coffee) Being a writer surrounded and held by a network of friends who are or are not writers is…
Lessons from NaNoWriMo — When Author defies Life
Looking back, my last post on NaNoWriMo (from the 7th of November) mirrored the chaotic mess of priorities I was faced with when health issues/family needs got in the way…
NaNoWriMo 2014 starts tomorrow!
Are you as excited as me? From tomorrow, November 1st, we can all sit down to drink buckets of coffee and eat tons of chocolate, with the excuse to be…
November is near — Time for NaNoWriMo 2014!
It is that time of year again. November is only two weeks away, and I signed up for my next project with NationalNovelWritingMonth. And every writer can come and join…
Staying at Camp NaNoWriMo for April
The news is, I officially joined Camp NaNoWriMo, running in April (you can find more about its use here). My project for “camp” is that I committed to start editing…