I'm sorry. As soon as I read your post, I was worried it was a goner. :(
That sucks. The phone survive its swim? Most electronics don't like water very much.
Woohooo! Very happy to wake up and see the results. Glad women aren't going to be set back 50 years and stay in control of their own bodies....
It sounds to me like you should be writing novels, and not short stories. Seems like the words flow easily for you and I think you should run with...
I think your very first step is to forget about everything else and just write. Finish your story, then revise. Sit on it for a bit (as in a long...
Oh whoops. My bad. I took it to mean that trying to write 50K in one month (which is tough) was the crisis. Sorry. :(
Haha. NaNo: The Time Of Crisis
Besides, in dialogue I think you can get away with more if it's not 100% grammatically correct. Most people don't talk like your second example.
I agree with Ed. Have you read the different guidelines for submissions for each agency? I'm at the submissions stage myself, and have been...
I used to suffer from insomnia and got really sick of it. Especially having kids, as they wake up so early. I can't go off four hours of sleep...
Is anyone participating in NaNoWriMo this year!? I plan on it. What are your thoughts? Nothing really. I participated and "won" in 2008. It was...
You know it is. :) I actually felt relief to get to lop off so much. Every word counts and the fluff needs to go.
My husband is very supportive. He's taken the girls to the park so I can have some quiet time if I need to finish some vital part or do an...
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