Yes, I know I quit. Yes. I know tomorrow is the last day of NaNoWriMo. However, the day I quit the contest, I started writing Eastside Faerie again. I have my writing rhythm down and don’t need a contest to push me to create. But, I’m grateful the contest exists. NaNoWriMo inspires a lot ofContinue reading “The Last Day of NaNoWriMo”
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Writing Stories with Multiple Points of View: 4 Quick Tips
If you read this blog, I wrote an article about POV a few weeks back. If you don’t know what POV is start here: https://tammydeschamps.com/2020/10/29/point-of-view-pov-an-important-choice-in-story-craft/ For those who do, let’s move on to the 4 tips: Don’t “head hop” flitting like a butterfly from one character’s perspective to the next. Head hopping, or an omniscientContinue reading “Writing Stories with Multiple Points of View: 4 Quick Tips”
My Thoughts on the Big Five Becoming the Big Four
On 11/25/2020, Penguin Random House publishing bought failing Simon & Schuster. On Twitter, traditionally published authors, some my friends, lamented that it was going to be even harder to get a publishing contract. I feel for them. There’s some incredible talent out there that can’t afford to invest in the top notch marketing, covers, andContinue reading “My Thoughts on the Big Five Becoming the Big Four”
NaNoWriMo Day 23 and 24: I Accidentally on Purpose Quit
I still wanted to participate in NaNoWriMo because I like the community. However, I wanted to change my goal. Don’t ask me how I did it but somehow in the process of changing my goal from an unfeasible 50K words to a likely 40K, I deleted any numerical goal. My new goal, according to NaNoWriMo,Continue reading “NaNoWriMo Day 23 and 24: I Accidentally on Purpose Quit”
NaNoWriMo Day 22: Woefully Behind/Brightly Optimistic
Every year I do NaNoWriMo, I am either on point or ahead, some years I get a little behind, but I almost always win the contest. But, what is winning? Getting 50k words in a document? Honestly, I could write nonsensical drivel and get fifty thousand words in a few days. I would get zeroContinue reading “NaNoWriMo Day 22: Woefully Behind/Brightly Optimistic”
Celebrating Over 100 Followers!
It has come to my attention that this blog has over 100 followers! Thank you! If you’d like to follow me on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or witness my character/story boards mayhem Pinterest, click on the icons for those sites on the header for this blog on my homepage. Hope you’re all doing well. Happy Writing!
NaNoWriMo: Day 20 & 21 (featuring excerpt from Warrior Tithe)
Yesterday, I made progress in Eastside Faerie. Today I’m rewarding myself with working on Warrior Tithe. I thought starting with Fagan’s (Fergus from Tam Lin: A Modern, Queer Retelling) side of the story was too bleak, so I’m starting with Aoife’s side of the story. Here’s an excerpt from the rough draft, that will likelyContinue reading “NaNoWriMo: Day 20 & 21 (featuring excerpt from Warrior Tithe)”
NaNoWriMo Day 19: Getting Over the Hump
I wrote about 2, 289 words yesterday for the Warrior Tithe project, bringing my NaNoWriMo word count to 28086 words. This means that I’m behind on NaNo and not writing Eastside Faerie. However, because I took a step back and took a break from the project, I realized I wrote myself into a corner withContinue reading “NaNoWriMo Day 19: Getting Over the Hump”
NaNoWriMo Day 18: Excerpt from Warrior Tithe
Day 18 had the same problem as day 17. I have the sketch of the picture I want to paint for Eastside Faerie, but I’m blocked in filling in the finer details. Whenever I find this happening with my writing, I do several things: Take long walks. I usually listen to audiobooks instead of musicContinue reading “NaNoWriMo Day 18: Excerpt from Warrior Tithe”
NaNoWriMo Day 17: NaNo Rebel to the Core
A week ago, I had writer’s block. I realized why. I had another project in my head (two, actually) and until I get some words down and at least a few notes worked out, Eastside Faerie, my NaNoWriMo project will suffer. So, today I spent mostly working on Fagan and the Selkie (definitely a placeContinue reading “NaNoWriMo Day 17: NaNo Rebel to the Core”
