[tweetmeme source=”stickynotestory” only_single=false http://rebeccaenzor.wordpress.com/] Back when I was a practicing Wiccan (it didn’t stick, I really sucked at being a witch. I really suck at being anything with a set practice of rituals) I read in a book on Wiccan rituals that the circle started well before calling the corners and lighting the candles. It […]
[tweetmeme source=”stickynotestory” only_single=false http://rebeccaenzor.wordpress.com/] So, I’ve been teasing you guys with the Top Secret Project for a while (almost a year) as I flesh it out and learn more about the characters. I’m ready to start writing finally, so I’ve decided to make it this year’s NaNo Project. And its name is Book of Souls.
[tweetmeme source=”stickynotestory” only_single=false http://rebeccaenzor.wordpress.com/] As my regular followers know I’m the ML for the Charleston, SC region of NaNoWriMo. This will be my third year MLing, my sixth year participating in NaNo, and (hopefully) my sixth year winning. Last year we had a sudden growth spurt in my region, prompting me to try to beat
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[tweetmeme source=”stickynotestory” only_single=false http://rebeccaenzor.wordpress.com/] Wow, I’m still trying to work my way through The Great Blogging Experiment! There are so many excellent posts there – I was making a list of my favorites to post here, but already the list is way too long. So why don’t you go check them ALL out with me? It’s
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[tweetmeme source=”stickynotestory” only_single=false http://rebeccaenzor.wordpress.com/] Today’s topic comes courtesy of The Great Blogging Experiment. Go check it out, because there are (at the time of this post) 174 bloggers signed up to write about the same topic in one giant chain of character blogginess. Shutup, spellcheck, that is too a word. As anyone popping over from
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[tweetmeme source=”stickynotestory” only_single=false http://rebeccaenzor.wordpress.com/] I know I’m not the first (or the last) person to say that writing is cheap therapy. It really is. I would say for pen & paper writers especially, because it feels like you are really ripping at the paper sometimes, but typing this up I realize that I’m really pounding on
[tweetmeme source=”stickynotestory” only_single=false http://rebeccaenzor.wordpress.com/] Hey guys, I know I posted earlier this week already, but I just re-read last year’s NaNo-Novel “Apollo and Daphne” (yes, it could have been brought on by people searching for Apollo and Daphne as part of their classics homework and being sent to this blog), and I always thought I would
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[tweetmeme source=”stickynotestory” only_single=false http://rebeccaenzor.wordpress.com/] I’m just going to take a moment to smile here, because you guys know how I am. Last week (*coughs* let’s just pretend it was only a week ago) I talked about writing fluff, and how important it actually was. And true to form it appears that I will be able to
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[tweetmeme source=”stickynotestory” only_single=false http://rebeccaenzor.wordpress.com/] So I’ve been working on Chapter 5 of Fie Eoin lately, and while I haven’t hit a writing block per say, I have hit a “meh” block. I assure you, you too can hit a “meh” block – even while working on your favorite chapter! I’ve been re-hashing the same scenes over
[tweetmeme source=”stickynotestory” only_single=false http://rebeccaenzor.wordpress.com/2010/08/17/sticky-60/] Hey guys, you remember how I Kicked It Up A Notch the other week? After that insanity I took a little time off to read and ruminate on this new (to me) process of editing. And a few days ago, after finishing the Mortal Instruments series (which I highly recommend and will talk