Almost 15 years go, I tried my hand at writing children\’s books. I wrote a very short story/poem about a child enjoying the rain. I loved it. No one else loved, but it didn\’t matter. I loved it. It was simple, short, and fun. I also wrote a longer children\’s story about a stuffed bunnyContinue reading “Lost Forever Words”
Author Archives: Wendy Crafton
Nothing… I Got Nothing!!
When I made the decision to start NaNoWriMo this year, I knew I wanted to continue my story from the 2010 NaNo I wrote. I knew my characters had more to do, to say, to share. As I started sorting out ideas for the next book, I realized I would be writing backwards. My secondContinue reading “Nothing… I Got Nothing!!”
Getting in the Mood (rawr) …
When I\’m writing, really writing, I feel more like … me. Writing, for me, is a release of thoughts running randomly through my head at various times of the day. Writing allows me to make sense of nonsense. Putting words on paper taps into something inside me that nothing else reaches. I feel more alive,Continue reading “Getting in the Mood (rawr) …”
Chaos Managed..
This year I am using Scrivener to write my NaNoWriMo novel. I downloaded the free trial, but I think I am already convinced. Typically, I jump right into something new and figure it out along the way. Scrivener begged me not to do that, so I read the entire tutorial on the use of theContinue reading “Chaos Managed..”
Feeling all the Feels…
I\’ve been thinking a lot about my characters. Where do I want to begin this story? How will they meet? How much do I put into this story? All of these questions lead me to more questions and while I realize these questions only make sense to me here\’s what they sound like in myContinue reading “Feeling all the Feels…”
Cover Me Happy!
It\’s NaNoPrep month, so I\’m working on what I need to get this novel out in November. Tonight, I created the book cover. I used a lotus flower, wings, and some energy stuff. That\’s the technical explanation. I used to use Microsoft Image Composer for all of my picture creations, but this time I usedContinue reading “Cover Me Happy!”
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