by hollandrae | Dec 3, 2019 | Editing, Inspiration, Musings, My Books, National Novel Writing Month, Research, Romance Novels, Series
Happy December! It’s the holiday season, chilly weather and the best part of all — National Novel Writing Month is over. Over. This is officially my tenth successful year, of 11 attempted, and I’m surprisingly pleased with my final product. I completed the first book...
by hollandrae | Nov 18, 2019 | Industry, Musings, My Books, National Novel Writing Month, Romance Novels
The first time I did National Novel Writing Month, I didn’t realize there were rules. I had heard in some writer’s group or class or online forum that in the month of November, writers try to write 100 pages. I was a freshman in high school and 100 pages was a lot...
by hollandrae | Dec 3, 2018 | Industry, Musings, My Books, Reading
National Novel Writing Month is over. It was a rough year, perhaps my roughest year, given that I’m now writing for work and for play and I just started a new teaching job, but I did manage to pull off the 50,000 words in thirty days and though the story isn’t quite...
by hollandrae | Oct 16, 2018 | Editing, Industry, Inspiration, Musings, My Books, Research, Series
This post was originally published November 7, 2016. Tips from a successful NaNo-er on how to keep sane, write well, and make your month count! First of all, congrats! Your interest in doing National Novel Writing Month shows an excitement for writing and storytelling...
by hollandrae | Nov 20, 2017 | Characters, Editing, Humor, Industry, Musings, My Books, Research, Romance Novels, Series
National Novel Writing Month is exciting in the beginning. You feel like you’re standing at the starting line to a long distance race – I assume, I’ve never participated in any kind of race – you have a new and interesting story you’re ready to dive into, the support...