Raising a Pointer

So. Water Rings, the novel I wrote for the 3-Day Novel Contest didn't place. But… (holding pointer finger up in the air), I’m looking forward to polishing it up. I made a few mistakes during the contest, one of which was time management. Next time, I’ll sleep a little less and make sure there are no distractions--*cough* family members present who are not participating, though I love them. On average, a 3-Day Novel entrant writes 100 pages within the 72-hour window. I completed a 64-page novella (and I type fast) but spent some of my precious time poring over the first chapter when I should have been typing until my fingerprints burned off. Lesson learned. Time to edit!

Getting Started

Hi. Welcome to my blog. 

Here's the plan: I'm going to write and post from time-to-time to keep the creative juices flowing. It's good to have goals, so my goal this year is to write and polish three short stories, finish the final edit on my first novel, The Language of Thunder (switching to first person) and clean up my 3-Day Novel Contest entry, Water Rings. I took part in the 33rd Annual 3DN Contest with my dad this past fall, and it was an intense, exhilarating, sleep-depriving experience. The results will be out in a few weeks, and I can't wait. Thanks for stopping in.