Another 1700+ words added to my NaNoWriMo work-in-progress today. So far so good. To stay on the topic of writing, I’m sharing a guest post I wrote for The Writer’s Path a few years ago, where I blog about my experiences as a novelist. The book idea I decided to set aside back then is the trilogy I’m working on now. Have a look!
Jennifer's Journal 
I love your comparison between writing and running. I do routinely compare the both too. And what I’ve found is that the process itself is pretty lacklustre. Like, what’s one more step? Or one more word? We give each step such little importance, but they do accumulate into an entire piece of work, or a marathon (or an ultra).
Lovely post. Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you for reading! One more step, one more word—-I like that comparison too.
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Sorry that I found this post a bit late, but congrats on hitting this day’s writing goal.
Best,
Shira
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No problem! Thanks for the follow. 🙂
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You are welcome, and I hope that my work merits your following.
Best regards,
Shira
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I don’t think any writing is wasted, Jennifer. Congrats on your NaNo progress. Only a few days left. Good luck on the trilogy… Calmer Girls #3?
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Thank you, Diana, and congrats to you too on finishing! No, my trilogy is of the speculative genre and totally unrelated to the Calmer Girls duology. I’ve written Book 1, which isn’t published yet, and I’m writing Book 2 right now.
A friend suggested I write a prequel to CG to highlight their mother Darlene’s life before she had the girls. You never know, I just might one of those days. 🙂
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Ooooh spec fiction. My ears perked up. 🙂
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You go, Jennifer!!! I was just talking about you, so to speak. About what kind of person can do a writing challenge in November with the holidays coming up. LOL Most people I know are either overwhelmed or having a nervous breakdown, if not both. And here you are churning out all these words!!!! You’re like a holiday miracle :).
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Thanks, Luanne! Yes, without Thanksgiving getting in the way, it’s easier for us Canadians. I’m churning out something, but a miracle? Ha ha I wouldn’t go that far. And I’ll save my nervous breakdown for something more dire!
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Good point. Americans are so dumb. But I suspect we had our November Thanksgiving and you Canadians took one look at it and said, “We can do this one better and save ourselves a lot of grief!”
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😂
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Oh and thank you for the tweet! 😊
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You’re welcome!
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That was a great post, Jennifer! We’re well on our way 🙂
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We certainly are. No stopping us now!
Thanks, Barbara. 🙂
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I’m replying to comments instead of writing 😉 but I’ll do my words tonight!
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Ha ha, just catching up on comments myself!
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Go, go, go!
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Thanks, Neil!
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How fun to look back on those dreams, Jennifer.
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Always a trip, Jacqui!
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It’s definitely a journey of self- discovery for those who write. I continue to learn so much about myself and life and even when the book ends, it’s just a new beginning! 😊
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That’s wonderful, Karen. It’s true, there’s no way your mind lays idle when you take on the challenge and learning experience of writing a book. 😊
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