by Kristin | Nov 5, 2018 | Adventures on the Epi, Creative Writing, NaNoWriMo
So I hit the 5th day of nanowrimo. I tend to start off slow and play catch up for the rest of the month, so my 4181 word count is not unusual. If I get in the zone, I can get a couple thousand words out, but – as I’m sure you know – it’s quite...
by Kristin | Oct 29, 2018 | Creative Writing
About a week and a half ago, one of my writer groups had a thread about your day was going – the only catch was that the response needed to be in haiku form. That was the second day of stomach flu at our house, so this was my response: Rest on the soft couch TV,...
by Kristin | Sep 10, 2018 | Creative Writing
There are 52 days until NaNoWriMo begins (but who’s counting). Before I go any further though, let me explain what NaNoWriMo is. Basically, it’s a challenge to yourself to complete a 50k first draft of a novel. The strange name is an acronym of sorts; it...
by Kristin | Sep 3, 2018 | Creative Writing, Submissions and Rejections
As you know, I’ve been working on building my author platform, and part of that is getting a few publications under my belt before I query agents with my first manuscript (Zombie Love, if you’re keeping track). With that in mind, I’ve been looking...
by Kristin | Apr 30, 2018 | Creative Writing, writing lessons
I love writing poems. They are self contained and generally come easy to me. I began seriously writing poetry back in college, and was even part of a poetry writing group. I went through a personal challenge in 2012 to write a poem at least once a week, so...
by Kristin | Apr 19, 2018 | Creative Writing, writing lessons
Hey! You might love poetry or you might hate it, but there are a few things to know about reading poems I write. When you read poetry, only pause at punctuation – NOT at the end of lines. Sometimes (especially with poems with end rhymes), the thought will run...
