Blog Posts

  • Thoughts on Boston and Camp Nano update 2

    Fun things first: I’m up over 25,500 words, so I’ve already surpassed the mark I hit in November’s Nanowrimo, which feels good, even if I remain behind par.  I’ve hit the point where the plot ratchets up a notch, hoping that my pacing has been working so far given that my main antagonist has been…

  • Camp Nano progress report

    For those who are curious, I’m running a little below the target for total wordcount, but it’s been a good writing day: 1,710 words today.  The project I’m working on isn’t a new one, but one I’ve been really gunning to finish, so whatever the wordcount ends up being by the end of the month,…

  • And She’s at it again, Camp Nanowrimo Edition

    Yes, I signed up for another month of obsessive wordcounting, this time in pursuit of finishing a piece I was already working on and had laid aside for the last Nanowrimo challenge.  Schola Ariolos is still in progress, in fact I got to work on some back-story for the mysterious mentor Brian Wong last night…

  • To Drive the Cold Winter Away: Happy Solstice!

    On The Solstice by Meg Winikates While the green sleeps and the river dreams and the bear is tucked under the hill, Hope for new life slowly creeps on the day the sun stands still. May you have a holiday season full of warmth and well-being, and best wishes for the new year!  

  • More Illustrated Found Poetry

    Over on Brain Popcorn this week I’m talking about creating illustrated found poetry using altered book pages.  I couldn’t stop myself at one example, however, so the others are going here on the creative writing blog where they belong.  Click the images to enlarge for easier reading.