Category Archives: writing

Pulling Out of the Race

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Arizela

So, I withdrew from NaNoWriMo and the forums today. It was a personal decision based almost entirely on the reaction I had to their new stats page for author word count tracking. The stats page marks you as “unsuccessful” from … Continue reading →

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New Shiny vs. Old Friend

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Arizela

Nanowrimo starts tomorrow. The plan last month was to finish up the revision of Hunters in October, draft my new shiny project during NaNo, and do the final polish and sub package prep for Hunters in December. Yeah… That went … Continue reading →

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The GLBTA Character

Posted on October 30, 2010 by Arizela

I didn’t set out to write about a gay man. My original concept for Hunters was about a woman who had a powerful magic, but who was forced by society to hide this power. Her brother was supposed to be … Continue reading →

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Article for Sale: Sold!

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Arizela

My article reviewing various free-ware, share-ware, and low-cost writing software, The Modern Pen, will appear in the e-zine Vision: A Resource for Writers in the upcoming November edition. For those of you who don’t know about Vision, it is a … Continue reading →

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Blog Silence Is Good Silence

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Arizela

So I haven’t been posting much the last couple of weeks (*cough* at all *cough*). Sorry. On the bright side, I’ve been getting a lot done! I’ve finished a couple of my Christmas craft projects, started a couple of others, … Continue reading →

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