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NaNoWriMo Weekly Writing Prompt

this week's prompt: The main character lives with roommates he cannot stand. How does he respond when they tell him that they are hosting a party this weekend? Here's the deal: Friday Flash is a weekly writing exercise shared by thousands of writers worldwide. It's a great routine to strengthen your fiction writing skills, so I [...]

Spreading the word about a new book

The first week of sales since Welcome to the Shit Show launched last Monday has gone pretty well. With a pretty minimal marketing effort — I'm waiting for the big push until the book is available on Amazon — I've had 23 downloads. Thanks to everyone who has bought the book so far! Here's where I'm [...]

This Week in Words | 3 time zones and 10,000 words

Update We have officially hit the road! We flew into Kansas City, MO Thursday night and picked up our rental car at the airport to drive to Topeka. Alamo gave us our pick of any compact car in their lot — and we chose the lone Fiat. We're totally in love with it. Friday was [...]

Flash Friday | NaNoWriMo Week 1

a snippet of my first few days of NaNo action | Read parts One and Two of The Mailee Stories Six beers and a twenty-minute reflective walk home had convinced him to knock on the door to her room. As he listened all night to his friends talk about how beautiful and interesting Mailee was, [...]

Interview | Lily White LeFevre, part two

Check out the first part of my interview with Lily, where she talks about her reasons for electronic publishing and her journey toward becoming  a full-time writer. Dana: You have no head shot on your website or blog, yet your web presence seems fairly hearty. What is your reason for not including your image online? [...]

My NaNoWriMo Novel Writing Plan: 3 Easy Steps

Taking on the challenge of writing a novel in a month is unlike anything I have done before. It's forcing me to look very seriously at my methods for creating a story and building characters, things that I, honestly, don't usually analyze about my writing. It also gives me something that, as an indie author, [...]

Happy NaNoWriMo!

Today is National Author's Day, a nationally recognized holiday celebrated on November 1st each year. We don't get a day off of work for it or anything — seems fitting, right? However, this holiday does kick off something way more exciting: November is National Novel Writing Month! "NaNoWriMo", as we call it in the biz. [...]

NaNoWriMo Weekly Writing Prompt

this week's prompt: Your lifelong dream has just come to fruition. What is your day like? Here's the deal: Friday Flash is a weekly writing exercise shared by thousands of writers worldwide. It's a great routine to strengthen your fiction writing skills, so I created this weekly prompt to encourage you to join in. November is National [...][image error]

Friday Flash Weekly Writing Prompt

this week's prompt: Your lifelong dream has just come to fruition. What is your day like? Here's the deal: Friday Flash is a weekly writing exercise shared by thousands of writers worldwide. For me, it has become an invaluable routine that strengthens my fiction writing skills, so I've created this weekly prompt to encourage you [...][image error]

My eBook Launches Today!

Today I get to say these words: I am a published author! Welcome to the Shit Show officially launches today. This is my first published book, as well as the first volume in my memoir series This Artists' Life, so I am absolutely stoked to share this with you. The launch of this book starts a [...]