2021 Year In Review
Drawing from the Well Writing this year was a mixed bag. Planning out Book III was one of the hardest processes I've ever endured. I'm still reeling a little from it. The good news is that I got through it and even WON NaNoWriMo, which is a first. I outlined 28,000...
The Perils of Overwriting
Drawing from the Well Post-NaNo, I've been focused on finishing all the major character profiles and I'm making progress. I just finished one yesterday and am already working through the hard part of the next. I know this can sound like delaying or procrastinating the...
NaNoWriMo Post Mortem
Drawing from the Well I DID IT! My winning certificate for NaNoWriMo 2021! I'm still riding high from winning NaNoWriMo. I've tried a couple times before and, as we covered prior to November 1, the best I ever did before was 29k (which is still outstanding). But this...
Existential Crisis
Drawing from the Well It's been a good week. Since my last blog post, I've written over fourteen thousand words. I've cracked the 30k mark. I've caught way up to where I'm only two days behind now. Bigger than that, I beat my best NaNo year. In 2015, I wrote just over...
Pomodoro Happy Tomato Zone
Drawing from the Well This week did not go as planned (but when does it ever, am I right?). I had the entire week off last week to move my wife's office from its old location to a bigger office in the same plaza. It was a big job, but I thought I would have time to...