Wendy Crafton

Bleak Beginnings..

\”Bleak\” – First Draft = 12 chapters and a meager 159 pages. There are a few holes and a few heavy chapters. Several scenes need more weight to give them space to carry themselves and break off other scenes for new chapters. Big room for improvement but the base is solid. Presently, I am staringContinue reading “Bleak Beginnings..”

Sooooo… Now What? And other musings…

There are few people in my life that are supportive of my writing in a way that makes me feel accomplished. One of them is my best friend. I know I can talk to her about my story openly and she will tell me what sounds great, offer ideas or just listen. We were talkingContinue reading “Sooooo… Now What? And other musings…”

IT’S A NOVEL!

At approximately 11:27pm today, I completed NaNoWriMo. 30 days and 50,007 words later… I have a novel. I am proud beyond measure. More later. Bed now.

The End is the End… or is it?

See that bar over there? Just there to the right. At this moment it reads 41,134 words written (subject to change). That means at this current moment I am only 8,866 words and two days from the NaNoWriMo goal of 50,000 words written in 30 days. The end is nye.. or is it? I forcedContinue reading “The End is the End… or is it?”

Following Your Character to Hell

I am emotionally drained at the moment after writing my main character into a dangerous situation and maiming another secondary character. The situation with my main character was planned and he\’s been left where I need him to be. However, the maiming of my secondary character was not planned in the slightest. When I amContinue reading “Following Your Character to Hell”

Story with an Attitude

Congrats to me! Yes, I am tooting my own horn and I deserve it! I just passed 20,000 words. My novel is now 20,000 words in length. The story is not exactly as I thought it would go, but I have to say I am excited about a few of the scenes that evolved asContinue reading “Story with an Attitude”