Tag: nanowrimo

  • NaNoWriMo Week 1 and Illumen Magazine

    National Novel Writing Month is in full swing, and I am working on a new horror novel titled The Dream Catcher. How am I doing? Well, if you head over to The Confabulator Cafe, you can find out for yourself. A few days ago, I received a copy of the Autumn issue of Illumen, a speculative…

  • Post-NaNoWriMo: The End is the Beginning

    I did it. I won NaNoWriMo, and I wrote all about it over at The Confabulator Cafe. Stop by to see how it went and what plans I have for the near future. http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2014/12/post-nanowrimo-end-beginning/

  • NaNoWriMo Week 4: The Homestretch

    My live-blogging of NaNoWriMo continues with my latest Confabulator Cafe posting. We are heading in to the finale. I can’t wait to see how it turns out. Check it out. http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2014/11/nanowrimo-week-4-homestretch/

  • NaNoWriMo Week 3: The Full-Time Writer

    My latest blog post about NaNoWriMo and the writing of Very Dangerous People is up at The Confabulator Cafe. Be sure to stop by and see how it is going. This week, I get to pretend to be a full-time writer. http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2014/11/nanowrimo-week-3-the-full-time-writer/

  • NaNoWriMo Wrap-Up at The Confabulator Cafe

    NaNoWriMo Wrap-Up at The Confabulator Cafe This is my last NaNoWriMo posting for this year at The Confabulator Cafe. Head on over and see how my writing went this month.  

  • NaNoWriMo Week 4 Update

    For those of you keeping track, we are in week four of NaNoWriMo, and I am closing in on the end of my first draft. Head on over to The Confabulator Cafe in order to see how things are going. http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2013/11/december-coming-nanowrimo-week-4/ I also approved the galleys for “Flute of the Dead” in the next issue…

  • NaNoWriMo Week 3 at The Confabulator Cafe

    As NaNoWriMo has escalated, so to has my Fall semester at grad school. A busy week studying didn’t leave much time for the novel. I talk about it in my latest post at The Confabulator Cafe.  Check it out. http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2013/11/nanowrimo-week-3-ugh/

  • NaNoWriMo November

    It’s November and National Novel Writing Month is upon us once again. This year, my project is a novella based on my short story “Mama’s Little Boy.” I have high hopes this this book. The short story itself had received good feedback and I actually had to withdraw it from a anthology’s short list in…

  • Failure and other F-Words, plus an acceptance

    Failure and other F-Words, plus an acceptance My last Nanowrimo Confabulator Cafe blog is up at http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2012/12/failure-and-other-f-words/. Read about my mixed mixed emotions regarding Nanowrimo this year. Also, Separate Worlds has accepted my flash fiction piece “Collectors” for publication in their January/February 2013 issue. I’ll post more information as I get it. Thanks for reading, Jack

  • Moral Victories

    Moral Victories Nanowrimo is wrapping up, and while I am nowhere near the actual goal, my personal goal has been met. Read how it is going, this week at The Confabulator Cafe. http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2012/11/6348/