And no, I haven’t done any writing. I finished NaNo last Sunday, officially won it at midnight on Wednesday, and I was prepared to do some more words on The Oncoming Storm late last week, but something amazing happened that changed my life. On Thursday my partner was granted his spouse visa to Australia. It’s subsequentlyContinue reading “Life Changing Events: Why I’ve Been Absent For A Week”
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NaNoWriMo Day 27: And We Have A Winner!
Word Count: 50,263 That’s right, kittens, I’ve validated my novel! That means I’ve ‘won’ NaNoWriMo for 2011! *throws confetti and glitter, offers everyone fairy cakes and those really yummy pastry triangles filled with spinach and cheese – look out, they’re hot!* While the novel’s not yet finished, I’ve validated it today anyway so that IContinue reading “NaNoWriMo Day 27: And We Have A Winner!”
NaNoWriMo Day 25: When I Question My Sanity
Word Count Goal: 41,675 Achievement: 46,296 Soundtrack: Nightwish’s orchestral music. Sometimes I wonder about my head. I know I said in a previous post that even though I write graphic, gruesome violence I’m really quite mild-mannered. Well, I’ve been watching the Scream movies with my partner, and it has influenced me a lot. There’s moreContinue reading “NaNoWriMo Day 25: When I Question My Sanity”
NaNoWriMo Day 24: More Blood: Magic And Danger
Word Count Goal: 40,008 Achievement: 44,422 Soundtrack: Nightwish I didn’t write a post yesterday because by the time I finished my words I didn’t want to miss a documentary on the television and I can never concentrate on writing a post when there’s something I want to watch on! Considering I don’t watch much TVContinue reading “NaNoWriMo Day 24: More Blood: Magic And Danger”
NaNoWriMo Day 22: Blood And Seduction
Word Count Goal:36,674 Achievement: 41,023 Soundtrack: Iron Saviour, Nightwish, and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1980s romance music Today was fun. I wrote the Lachlan seducing Tina but not really scene I’ve been aching to do and now Tina’s going to kick butt on the people who’ve been bullying Sarah (trying not to spoil too much what’sContinue reading “NaNoWriMo Day 22: Blood And Seduction”
Lissa Bilyk 