Here's another excerpt from my Nanowrimo 2013 novel, Enter. In this piece, Eliora and Ethan discuss being brave. As always, please feel free to share your honest thoughts on it! 🙂 “Do you have any idea how fascinating you are to me?” I blink. Now it’s my turn to blush. “I mean, I have… Continue reading Tuesday Critique: Being Brave
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Tuesday Critique: Astra and her Mother-in-Law
We've all heard of the overbearing mother-in-law. Imagine if you were a queen and your mother-in-law was queen before you. This is my picture of how it would go, taken from my Nanowrimo 2013 novel, Enter. As always, please feel free to let me know what you think. Atossa did not wait until Astra’s visit,… Continue reading Tuesday Critique: Astra and her Mother-in-Law
Tuesday Critique: Eliora Arrives at the Harem
In this second excerpt from my Nanowrimo novel, Enter, the main character Eliora arrives in the harem of King Xerxes in Susa. Please feel free to let me know what you think. 🙂 The first glimpse of a future home is always fraught with meaning. Which room would be mine? What would become my new… Continue reading Tuesday Critique: Eliora Arrives at the Harem
Tuesday Critique: Enter
This is a little peek at my Nanowrimo novel, entitled Enter. Hope you enjoy. Feel free to let me know what you think in the comments. 🙂 When the sun rises on my night’s vigil, I know I am not alone. It doesn’t matter that Ethan is sleeping in his rumpled bed across the tiny,… Continue reading Tuesday Critique: Enter
Nanowrimo wrap up
So, I'm back to blogging now that Nanowrimo is wrapped, and I thought I'd take a minute to reflect on my second experience with the great novel writing mayhem. Being my second time attempting this challenge, I went into it with the confidence of knowing I can do this. I knew it was going to… Continue reading Nanowrimo wrap up
Writer Wednesday: Building Blocks of Plot
It's been a long time since grade school story writing, and since nanowrimo is coming up soon, I think it's time to brush up on plot. First of all, where does a story come from? Where do you get that seed from that starts a book? What are the building blocks that go into making… Continue reading Writer Wednesday: Building Blocks of Plot
Writer Wednesday: 10 Reasons to Nanowrimo
It's almost time to start Nanowrimo again. What is it, you ask? National Novel Writing Month. During November, over 300,000 people undertake to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days. Here's why I think anyone who's ever thought about writing a novel should do this. 1. It's a great reminder to write daily. 2.… Continue reading Writer Wednesday: 10 Reasons to Nanowrimo
Thursday Title: The Long Run
This is a debut novel by a good friend of mine who decided he'd try his hand at writing fiction ... and started with nanowrimo. (Is there anything this guy can't do?) Here's my take on his successful attempt. The Long Run by Trevor Morgan Jamie Simons is on the fast track to achieving his… Continue reading Thursday Title: The Long Run
3 Things I Learned from NaNoWriMo
Ok, so now that I've had a month to recuperate, get sick, recuperate again, have Christmas, and recuperate again...now I want to take a look back at what I learned from the whole NaNoWriMo experience #1 I can get blood from a stone! Writer's block? What's that? Despite several moments of fearing I wouldn't finish my NaNo,… Continue reading 3 Things I Learned from NaNoWriMo
Hurdle #1: Right on Schedule
I've been told every writer hits a hurdle around the second week of NaNoWriMo. Today is Day 7, so right on schedule. I spent the better part of the morning trying to figure out where my novel was going next. I get this with every novel, of course, but NaNo has the unique ability… Continue reading Hurdle #1: Right on Schedule
Erin E. M. Hatton 