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Another Nanowrimo Failure

On December 1, 2019 By Erica RueIn BlogLeave a comment

I’ve got to say, failing nanowrimo this year was pretty rewarding. I only did a week’s worth of actual writing, but I’ve done a lot of book and writing related tasks that were absolutely necessary, so I have no regrets. Here’s the wrap up of what I learned. Final word count for the month (all …

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Nanowrimo Bujo: My Novel Bullet Journal

On October 30, 2019October 30, 2019 By Erica RueIn Blog1 Comment

I’m super excited to share this because I think it will help me write faster and more consistently. I might end up completely wrong about this, but either way, it’s going to be a fun experiment. I’m going to participate in nanowrimo this year. Despite having a bunch of publishing tasks for The Island Experiment …

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Plotting Tip: Pen and Paper

On October 27, 2019October 28, 2019 By Erica RueIn BlogLeave a comment

I took an unintentionally long hiatus from my blog posts during October. A combination of being sick all month, not sleeping because my son’s also been sick, and a hard deadline of getting The Island Experiment (Kepos Chronicles, Book 3) to my wonderful editor, I’ve been at capacity. Now that the book is off my …

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How to Beat Writer’s Block

On September 8, 2019 By Erica RueIn BlogLeave a comment

Writer’s Block is built up in the mind of every writer, kind of like the monster under the bed. It scares us. It hinders us. It saps our productivity. Except I don’t really believe in Writer’s Block. Like the monster under the bed, I think it’s a story. Hype. Meant to scare writers like you …

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Resources for Plotting and Outlining a Series

On May 20, 2019 By Erica RueIn Blog3 Comments

As I get closer to the end of The Island Experiment, Book 3 in The Kepos Chronicles, I’ve been thinking more about the next series I want to write, so I figured I should start improving my outlining process. I want to avoid some of the issues that I’ve faced with this series as a …

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Nanowrimo like a loser: What I learned

On December 3, 2017March 5, 2018 By Erica RueIn Nanowrimo2 Comments

By the official guidelines, I lost nanowrimo big time. I don't have an accurate final count, but it's about 36,000 words. Still, based on my own goals and expectations at the beginning of November, I won. You can read more about that in my last post. I finished the first draft of my novel, the …

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Nanowrimo like an object in motion: Momentum

On November 19, 2017November 19, 2017 By Erica RueIn Nanowrimo1 Comment

Just keep swimming. This was what I learned from Week 2+ of nanowrimo. What had been so easy the first week was a struggle the second week. Part of this was probably due to some changes in my outline that I foolishly didn't take enough time to explore via brainstorming because I was too impatient. …

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Nanowrimo like a Cylon: Have a Plan

On November 9, 2017November 9, 2017 By Erica RueIn NanowrimoLeave a comment

Wow. It's already been one week, and I am ahead of schedule. I began on a palindrome, 43,134 words into my draft, and completely by chance (I swear!), I ended the week on one, too: 57,875. The daily counts are in the photo, but it comes to a total of 14,741, which is another palindrome. …

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Erica Rue is a reader and writer of science fiction and fantasy, especially YA. Her abandoned biology major and handful of astronomy classes have prepared her well for writing sci-fi. She enjoys learning new words and promptly forgetting them so that she can rediscover them. When she’s not writing, she forgets to water her garden, completes every side quest she triggers, and boosts her dog’s self-esteem.

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  • Author Goals for 2021 January 2, 2021
  • Nanowrimo: Once a Rebel, Always a Rebel December 21, 2020
  • About the Science: The Island Experiment December 21, 2019
  • Another Nanowrimo Failure December 1, 2019
  • Nanowrimo Bujo: My Novel Bullet Journal October 30, 2019
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