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Letting The Story Flow

Posted on January 14, 2010 by sheilamcclune

(This posting originally appeared on The Melt-Ink Pot) Sometimes, I hate my inner editor. Right now, she’s giving me all kinds of grief, because she’s reasonably certain that about 3/4 of the last 40,000 words I’ve written on my WIP, … Continue reading →

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Getting Ahead Of Myself; or, What Happens When A Story Really Comes To Life

Posted on November 27, 2009 by sheilamcclune

(This posting originally appeared on The Melt-Ink Pot)   (Brought to you by the “Better Late Than Never” department, since turkey coma took over my brain last night…) Well, my NaNoWriMo project is currently sitting at roughly 61,000 words, and … Continue reading →

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Being Creative NOW; or What Are We Waiting For?

Posted on November 19, 2009 by sheilamcclune

(This posting originally appeared on The Melt-Ink Pot) Wil Wheaton* had an excellent post on his blog this week titled, “Get Excited and Make Things!” If you consider yourself a creative person at all (and why would you be here … Continue reading →

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Consulting The Oracle, or How I Decide What To Write Next

Posted on October 23, 2009 by sheilamcclune

(This posting originally appeared on The Melt-Ink Pot) As we’ve mentioned several times in the last week, November is rapidly approaching, and with it, NaNoWriMo. One of the most pertinent and troubling questions in my mind these past few weeks … Continue reading →

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Getting Organized and NaNoWriMo

Posted on October 1, 2009 by sheilamcclune

(This posting originally appeared on The Melt-Ink Pot) As Andrea mentioned earlier this week, we’re just a month away from the start of National Novel Writing Month. I’ve done NaNoWriMo twice now, in 2006 and 2008, and “won” both times. … Continue reading →

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