NaNoWriMo is coming up!

I will be NaNo Rebelling. No, I'm not turning against National Novel Writing Month! Far from it. What being a NaNo Rebel means is I will use the month to work on writing that's not a novel. 

I'm actually going to do what Comic Mix calls Oct/Nov months as NaGraNoWriMo or National Graphic Novel Writing Month. I will be posting progress about the "Summer to Winter" story on social media. I've also been researching where to market this comic once I have at least the beginnings of the series, and yes, it WILL be a series.

There are some literary journals and webcomic platforms I'm looking into. Also, I'm using November to focus on how to compile my Inktober works and once I figure it out,  I will let you know.

Camp NaNoWriMo - Day 29 - And I am a WINNER! *PARTY!*

I WON CAMP NANOWRIMO 2016! I can't believe it!

Thought I had two more days, but, beat my pre-set word count when I was struggling with a chapter, and realized I could rewrite the revised scene from a journal of five years ago. It was a difficult scene, the middle of an easy chapter. However, that singular moment consisted of several literary and grammatical devices I would have to use. It consisted of flashbacks, inner monologue, thoughts, inferences, personal history, and epiphany. While this sounds like an absolute mess, thanks to the training, feedback, and constructive criticism I received from MFA mentors and classmates, I didn't even look at the scene's previous typed draft but pulled from the journal to rewrite an entirely new scene.
No matter what, this April is not only special because it is my mom's and a brother's birthday month, but this contest is synonymous with the writer's life. We must be persistent, consistent, diligent, and persevere in this business. When we do that as writers, we learn and open other opportunities for ourselves and others.

And the beat goes on...

I finally uploaded all three documents to a cloud, merged the three (thesis, NaNoWriMo content, & the typing I did before, during & in between), and am doing the laborious process of formatting to an adaptable font so it can cross over to my desktop. All of this possible (so far!) on my Chromebook. I want to download to desktop this weekend. I won't take the chance of the new draft being entirely on a cloud. Must download quickly to its USB.

Let the Writing Commence!

I have decided to enter NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) this November. Since learning about the worldwide event several years ago, I kept coming up with excuses, often had events to attend to, or, projects currently working on.

Now, I have completed graduate school and have a quarter of my thesis-novel that will give me my head start for NaNo!
For the rest of November, not only will I be checking into the official site, I will be doing longhand notes, research, and perhaps participating in the Miami Book Fair International this year again. If not by volunteering, then at least by attending as I do every year.

November will be a busy month for me, so I'm asking forgiveness in advance if you, the reader, don't see as many updates on this blog as you'd like.
Thanks again for reading my little corner of the Blogosphere! Take care, everybody!

Some recaps...

First, wishing AND hoping that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Also, I'm still reeling because I am suffering from Post-Miami-Book-Fair-Syndrome (IT WAS GREAT).

I also learned that one of my favorite authors (I have many), has died and I will soon post a few of my fondest memories about how this brilliant lady's books changed my life.

Furthermore, NaNoWriMo is almost done and so I'm wishing fellow writers good fortune and Godspeed on what comes from this endurance test! Best of Luck!

Last but certainly NOT LEAST, the next post after will be a continuance of my dog gangster story art series...Stay tuned...

The novel.. Still plugging away.
Updates soon.

Those participating in NaNoWriMo, good luck and Godspeed.
One day. One day soon, I may take part... But until then, HAPPY WRITING EVERYONE.

Stay tuned for the rest of the illustrated series of sketches I'm doing for my novel.

MY OFFICIAL 1ST POST

I know this is still NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), so good luck and happy plugging away at those novels! I would love to participate but time constraints prevent me.