I’ll be honest: I expected 2014 to be my last year NaNoing. Not for lack of love, by any means; I’ve been participating in NaNoWriMo since my Junior year of college in 2002, and with only two wins under my belt, I’m a veteran of both the highs and lows…

I am a NaNoWriMo veteran — while my Win record isn’t stellar, I’ve participated for twenty years, and I’ve noticed, even in the years when I don’t win, that there are certain pieces of advice I’ve followed that have historically made the event more successful for me. Does that mean…

While I respect those WriMos who personally hold the “novel” part of National Novel Writing Month as sacrosanct, I’ve had a full twenty years (!!!) worth of NaNoWriMo experience to inform me that, hey, maybe writing a novel just isn’t for me. As someone who has both tastes and talents…

Nearly half a year later, and what little writing momentum I had gained during last November’s NaNoWriMo has long since lapsed, once again, into creative inertia. If you know me in real life, have ever met me, or have ever read — or even skimmed — basically anything I’ve ever…

Not to be immodest, but I hold myself in relatively high regard as a writer. I’m not revolutionary, but I’m sincere; I’m not a master wordsmith, but I turn a good phrase. Overall, I may be well below brilliant, but I think I’m still several rungs above mediocre — solidly…