Hersenskim
Speculative Fiction by Carin Marais
Tag: NaNoWriMo Update
NaNoWriMo 2019 Update and Other Stories!
It’s almost the fifteenth of the month! And I am not even a quarter of the way through The Knowledge Stones. Oops. This happened mostly because I’m figuring out exactly what to put where in the first few chapters that is now completely new.… Continue Reading “NaNoWriMo 2019 Update and Other Stories!”
Why I will not be doing NaNoWriMo 2018
Instead of having a slow and relaxing November, it will be a very busy month – in which I may just write 50 000 words in any case…
When NaNoWriMo is a Flop… But Also Not Really…
Yeah… so… NaNoWriMo 2017 did not go AT ALL as planned. Oops. But most of what happened was beyond my control. And when I actually had the time to write, I did. And, whoohoo!, I managed to finish about 10K words, which is more… Continue Reading “When NaNoWriMo is a Flop… But Also Not Really…”
Jozi Flash Anthology and NaNoWriMo 2017 News!
It is with some trepidation that I watch the last days of October flit by, leaving me too scared to look at the date in my diary as that just reminds me how close NaNoWriMo really is and how much I still have to… Continue Reading “Jozi Flash Anthology and NaNoWriMo 2017 News!”
NaNoWriMo Prep 2017 – A Cover and Initial Feedback
It’s nearly the middle of October and, though I wish I could say that my planning is in full swing, it’s more like in half swing… It’s not that I have lost the muse or anything, it’s just that apart from being busy I… Continue Reading “NaNoWriMo Prep 2017 – A Cover and Initial Feedback”
Current WIPs, Short Story Accepted, and NaNoWriMo 2017
Writing update time! So, I have ended up doing quite a bit of writing, but feeling like I am not really getting anywhere because the writing consists of so much planning. Worldbuilding different worlds, changing my mind The previous NaNoWriMo’s had me knowing exactly… Continue Reading “Current WIPs, Short Story Accepted, and NaNoWriMo 2017”
As NaNoWriMo and November Draws to a Close
Between NaNoWriMo and double deadlines, November simply flew by and in the blink of an eye, it seems, we’re barreling towards Christmas and New Year. Those that follow me on Instagram (less so on Twitter) would have seen me spending a lot of time… Continue Reading “As NaNoWriMo and November Draws to a Close”
NaNoWriMo: Seeing the Light at the End of the Tunnel
Or, 10 000 words to go I’ve officially reached 40 000 words!
NaNoWriMo Update and Some Thoughts on Writing
On the one hand I feel like a bit like this as soon as I start talking about my writing…
