Posts Tagged ‘goals’
NaNoWriMo
Posted by: claireflaire on: October 29, 2010
While most folks are gearing up for Thanksgiving dinner, writers across the country are stretching their fingers in preparation for NaNoWriMo. Between Nov. 1 and 30, keyboards will be clicking as would-be authors work to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, November 30. According to their website, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) “is [...]
How Do You Spell Success? C-O-M-M-I-T-M-E-N-T
Posted by: twtrifles on: April 14, 2010
- In: writing
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Oh. My. Gosh. I had to look up how to spell commitment. Did it have two m’s or two t’s? Scary that. Anyway, recently a writer friend of mine told me she just wanted to see if she had what it takes to write a publishable novel. Here’s the thing: what it takes it c-o-m-m-i-t-m-e-n-t. [...]
Ten Thousand Hours to Genius? Full Speed Ahead!
Posted by: twtrifles on: February 18, 2010
- In: writing
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By Trish Wilkinson Do you ever feel like it is taking you forever to accomplish the goal you set out to meet? In my case, I decided to become a writer about 18 years into my teaching career. I wrote my first novel about eight years ago. When I finished the rough draft, my sister and [...]
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