Wendy Crafton

Illusions of Grandeur

According to http://www.nanowrimo.org my own NaNo officially begins in 7 very short hours. I\’m starting to panic. I\’m not in full panic mode, but I\’m damn close. Why? Well, let me tell you. I\’ve been working on a novel for several years and as of about 2 years ago it transformed into a new storyContinue reading “Illusions of Grandeur”

Ready-O for NaNo… maybe.

I\’ve been reading the forums on the NaNoWriMo site in preparation for November first. I laughed pretty hard today reading about the possibilities of people suspended in Jell-O and the other day reading about how much tin foil it would take to make a ball of foil as large as a shed. Today, there\’s aContinue reading “Ready-O for NaNo… maybe.”

Setting the Scene

Getting in the mood is hard, especially when forced. I think about it all day at work when I can\’t do it. I get excited about doing it when I get home, but the house comes first. Once all is done and I\’m alone with my thoughts… I can\’t do it! I try and try,Continue reading “Setting the Scene”

Get Ready! Get Set! Procrastinate!

November is just days away so what better time than now to procrastinate. I\’m seeing banners on the NaNo site promoting books written and yet to be written. Feeling inspired, I created a banner for DIFTY (my novel). I rather like it. What do you think?

Shhhhhh…. Writing in Progress!

My house is a small three bedroom rancher. All the rooms are crammed together with little between them. The walls are thin and the doors are thinner. The television echoes from the front of the house to the back and forward again. The PS3 fights for sound domination and fills the hall with gun fire,Continue reading “Shhhhhh…. Writing in Progress!”

Dreaming of Writing (literally)

Standing outside the store with someone next to me, we were perhaps in a line of some sort, we watched a woman inside. She walked to the front window display and placed a book atop a tall ladder. Each “step” of the ladder held a book. The book on the top was mine. My publishedContinue reading “Dreaming of Writing (literally)”