The past two weeks my home is getting a few updates. New floors (carpet and Congoleum), baseboards and door casings. It will be nice once it's finished. However, I've been held prisoner in my home. Waiting (and waiting) for the installers to come. Luckily the weather has been beautiful, and I'm able to sit outside and write. With not much to distract me (not even laundry-Yay!) I've been contemplating my rewrite of The Double D. My procrastination has paid off and several new ideas will be implemented. My characters have been trying to claw their way out of my head. I awoke on Sunday, after a night of their constant babbling, with that yearning desire to write. I made this note:
Sci-Fi + Hot Air Balloons = Steampunk
I’m a Municipal Liaison for the Dayton, Ohio region for NaNoWriMo. I have been participating in since 2012, and while I do try to participate in Camp NanoWriMo I am far more successful in November. The pressure and the rigorous pace suit me. Many people hear “50,000 words in 30 days” and get nervous or scared. But if it wasn’t a challenge it wouldn’t be worth doing, in my opinion. Writing buddy Oberon... a cute distraction. Normally for NaNoWriMo , I write an urban fantasy series starring the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Their story has never come together in a way that’s satisfactory for me, though I love the characters. This year I’ll be venturing into a different genre: Steampunk. How I came to my story was a little different than in past years. Usually, I get my ideas from things I see in real life, and then giving them a supernatural twist. But this time, I was inspired by a flash fiction prompt I received for a contest by NYC Midnight . I was given t
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