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Books Read in 2016: ROOMIES by Sara Zarr and Tara Altebrando (3.5 stars) #amreading

Roomies by Sara Zarr and Tara Altebrando Audiobook read by Becca Battoe and Emily Eiden My rating: 3.5 stars Book Summary: When East Coast native Elizabeth receives her freshman-year roommate assignment, she shoots off an e-mail to coordinate the basics: television, microwave, mini-fridge. That first note to San Franciscan Lauren sparks a series of e-mails […]

#FirstDraft120 Day 68: It’s THORsday! #amwriting #1k1hr #handwriting

On Thursdays, we do an alternate version of Timer Tuesday—instead of challenging ourselves to sit at the computer and try to crank out as many words as fast as we can, the challenge is to get away from the computer. What Does THORsday Mean? It’s pretty simple. Our writing challenge for today is: Timed Handwritten […]

#FirstDraft120 Days 60-67ish: Discovering the Force #amwriting #writersblock

It doesn’t seem to matter how often I tell myself that this time I’m committed to get back into writing. This time, I’m going to make it work. This time, I’m actually going to stick to a daily writing schedule. This time, I won’t procrastinate and then quit. Well, this time has been no different […]

#FirstDraft120 Day 61: THORsday & Some Thoughts on Dialogue Constipation in First Drafts #amwriting

Sorry for the spotty posting this week—it’s always hard to get back into the swing of things after being gone (from home and from work) for more than a week. But let’s take today as the opportunity to ease ourselves back into a good daily writing schedule with our regularly scheduled THORsday writing challenge. For […]

#FirstDraft120 Day 59: Timer Tuesday! #amwriting #nanowrimo

As always on Tuesdays, today our challenge is to schedule and complete at least one 1k1hr writing sprint some time during the day. IT’S TIMER TUESDAY! I’m going to try to do my #1k1h sprint today at 7:30 PM US Central time*. *To determine the time of the 1k1hr sprint in your time zone, go […]

#FirstDraft120 Day 58: Monday Momentum–Motivation in Adrenaline-Fueled Panic #amwriting #nanowrimo

I hope everyone in the U.S. had a wonderful Thanksgiving week . . . and if you’re not in the U.S. and didn’t celebrate a holiday last week, I hope you had a great writing week. Now we’re back on schedule and ready to get our (writing)motors started for a new week of possibilities, goals, […]

Happy (Belated, U.S.) Thanksgiving! #FirstDraft120 Will Be Back

Happy Thanksgiving to all of my U.S. followers. As you’ve probably guessed, I ended up taking the week off rather than using it as a final-push to get word count in, since we extended the deadline. But I wanted to reassure you all that FirstDraft120 isn’t finished, nor have I given up on it. I’ll […]

#FirstDraft120 Day 51: Monday Momentum–I’m Thankful I’m a Writer Because…

Sorry for no posts this weekend—but I was traveling to my family’s home for the holiday and needed to spend time with them. Speaking of the holiday, today’s Monday Momentum post is different, because there’s only one question for you to answer. Think about this carefully—both in terms of how to answer it and how […]

#FirstDraft120 Day 48: It’s SWAT Day! Check in with Your Progress #amwriting

It’s Friday! And that means I want to know about your full writing week. What were your greatest successes during the week? What was your favorite line/bit that you wrote? What did you learn about yourself, your characters, and/or your story during the week’s work? What are you most proud of yourself for doing this […]

#FirstDraft120 Day 47: It’s THORsday Thursday! #amwriting #handwriting #1k1hr

How is your challenge going? Have you hit a stumbling block? Have you found it easier to write since we extended the deadline? What’s up? On Thursdays, we do an alternate version of Timer Tuesday—instead of challenging ourselves to sit at the computer and try to crank out as many words as fast as we […]