Diana's Writing Blog

Well, it’s Day 2 of NaNo, and so far I’m going strong. I didn’t make it to my area’s write-in Sunday. I went home to WI instead, but I still managed to meet my 2,500 word goal for Sunday. I’m thinking maybe the write-ins wouldn’t actually help my writi…

So, I’ve been reading through my writing books. You know, because of the whole suddenly hating my writing style thing. I’m on Self-Editing for Fiction Writers right now.One of its chapters started like this:If you’re like most writers, you probably fin…

So, I’ve decided I hate my writing style. It’s stilted and I use too many dialogue tags and I just hate it. But that’s fine. I have a whole week before November and I have about a billion writing books. I already went through them all an…

I am GEARED UP for NaNo WriMo, people. I’m feeling good about my novel’s premise and outline. I’m actually excited to write it! (Yeah, I’m gonna look back at this about Nov. 10 and shake my head.)Anyway, to channel my excitement into something semi-pro…

Well, November is National Novel Writing Month, so I guess October can be National Edit Last Year’s Novel….Month. Not as catchy, I know. Anyway, if you recall, last year was my first year winnng NaNo WriMo. So I figured on top of gearing up to write …

They say writers thrive under pressure. A boring life makes for boring writing. Usually, that’s true for me. The more stressful my life, the more I want to escape into my writing where I at least have more control.

But that’s only true up to a point, apparently. Last year, I managed to write 4 good sized books for a total of over 200,000 words. This year’s New Year’s Resolution was to top that. So far my score is 0 words. The stress of moving into my first house and dealing with all the little projects that come with a home (Like, oh, rewiring the first floor and replacing all the plumbing) has overshadowed my writing this year.

But the year isn’t over yet. I have one good story idea mostly formed, which I’m saving for November. I’m hoping that at the least I’ll win NaNo WriMo again this year.:)

They say writers thrive under pressure. A boring life makes for boring writing. Usually, that’s true for me. The more stressful my life, the more I want to escape into my writing where I at least have more control.But that’s only true up to a point, ap…