By Ro Aponte
One minute, it is November 1st with a blank Word document in front of me. Next, it is November 30th and I managed to break almost 51,000 words. The only time I remembered it was November was to stop and celebrate Turkey Day, when calories don't exist. Writing a thriller was new for me, and... Continue Reading →
Suspense is trying to catch up on my word count by the 30,000 total word goal before the weekend. This meant a lot of 2500 daily word goals! My job at a grocery store may deplete my creative juices starting next week so I am using all the time I have before the Turkey Day... Continue Reading →
The first week of NaNoWriMo is almost behind me with nearly 12k words written down for my suspense novel. I will admit there were days it was too hard to write due to how emotionally wearing the stories were becoming. Tragedy requires a drink sometimes. For my story, I have planned to be four not-really-short... Continue Reading →
Last night, I earned the lovely first 5000 word badge! It was incredible to achieve it so soon and after taking summer classes in creative writing and advanced editing, I believe they have truly paid off. Something about writing a story based on the real world seems much easier than the world-building I have been... Continue Reading →
“A suicide occurred in downtown Lophlin early this morning when a woman jumped off the top of the W&W building. Sources say she was a former employee of the company who had been terminated the same morning. Here is Jane Manchek with more on this story.” “Ahem! Excuse me!” Fingers snapping multiple times in front... Continue Reading →
A Tango of Pen and Paper 