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Day 15 – Halfway there and excuses we make

By Alice ⋅ May 15, 2008 ⋅ 7 comments

Hi there challengers!
I said, hi there challengers!
*hears collective echo this time*
Well, we are halfway through our month long challenge. I’m not going to ask how you’re doing. You know how you’re doing. You know if you’re at 100 words or 10,000 words. I’m going to remind you that this is a challenge. And you signed [...]

Day 14 – Almost at the Half-Way Point

By Alice ⋅ May 14, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

And no I’m not talking about my story. Not by a long shot! I’m still stalled around the 5K mark. And that stalling has nothing to do with the story and everything to do with time. I have a mountain of other things I have to do. And unfortunately these are things that can’t be [...]

Day 14 – Co-Hosts tell it like it is

By Alice ⋅ May 14, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

We asked our Co-Hosts how they concentrate on their writing when the publishing industry swirls around them like a tornado. Here’s what they had to say.
Nicola Marsh:
“The main reason I don’t write as much as I want is the demands of a young family.
For me, family will always come first but my writing is [...]

Day 13

By Alice ⋅ May 13, 2008 ⋅ 8 comments

An inspirational quote from Gail Barrett:
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Lao-tzu, (604BC – 531BC)
I’ve always used that quote to help me focus on taking small steps, rather than feeling overwhelmed by the huge project ahead. Another thing that’s interesting about this quote is that apparently a more accurate [...]

Day Twelve

By Alice ⋅ May 12, 2008 ⋅ 17 comments

Hi Folks,
The weekend is over I’m sorry to say. If you’re like me you like to spend your weekends relaxing. It’s when I catch up on ‘me’ time and ‘reading’ time.
This past weekend, I felt a little guilty. But I know that b/c my batteries are fully charged I’ll be able to write a lot [...]

Day 9 – Encouragement & Check-In

By Alice ⋅ May 9, 2008 ⋅ 39 comments

Words make sentences. Sentences make paragraphs. Paragraph make pages. Pages make chapters and chapters make a book.Sounds easy. And some days it’s so easy you can’t stop writing.
Other days, your fingers don’t fly across the keyboard, the screen is blank and the cursor is just taunting you.
We all go through this. I refuse to call [...]

Day 8

By Alice ⋅ May 8, 2008 ⋅ 7 comments

Daily Quote:
I try to leave out the parts that people skip. ~Elmore Leonard
That’s something to keep in mind as you’re writing this month.
So how’s it going? Any new words since yesterday? Push hard people. The weekend is almost here!

Day 7 Week 1 in Review

By Alice ⋅ May 7, 2008 ⋅ 16 comments

Okay. It’s been one week. How’s your writing going? Are you all fired up? Is your keyboard on fire because your fingers have been moving so fast? :hot
If so you’re doing better than me. Often when I start a story it starts out slow. I love the way it comes together at the end. [...]

Day 6

By Alice ⋅ May 6, 2008 ⋅ 10 comments

Today’s inspirational post comes to us from Jenna Petersen via her myspace blog. The title of her post is Never Surrender and I think that says it all. But you should see what she has to say on the subject: http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=91872694&blogID=387747203
I’m one of those crazy folks who loves under dog movies and stories. Rocky? I’m [...]

Day 5 – Dancing towards deadline

By Alice ⋅ May 5, 2008 ⋅ 27 comments

By Nicola MarshSurely there is no greater feeling than typing those two little words when you finish slogging over your pride and joy?
‘THE END’.
Finished. Done. Complete.
After all the hard work, all the inspiration, battling the sagging middle, nutting out the internal conflicts, getting your characters to resolve their differences and creating a happily-ever-after that [...]

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