What year(s) did you participate in NaNoWriMo? 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Tell us if you won or not, and what you learned from the experience Won two years, just past 35k for two others. Careful planning for the commitment is key. What specific advice do you have for someone attempting NaNoWriMo ? Start early. Not writing, of course, but thinking about your characters, structure plot and theme. Use a mind map. Draw pictures. Sleep on it. My successful years I started to plan in June. My … [Read more...] about NaNoWriMo Tips from Eric Michalsen
NaNoWriMo Tips from Kelly Azevedo
What year(s) did you participate in NaNoWriMo? 2007-2011 Tell us if you won or not, and what you learned from the experience I've accomplished the 50,000 for the past three years and learned that not only is it possible to win but gets easier each year! Getting into the rhythm of writing takes some time but if you stick with it you'll find that you can't *not* write. The stories, ideas, relationships and scenes that only exist inside your head are begging to be shared and turned into … [Read more...] about NaNoWriMo Tips from Kelly Azevedo
City of Angeles by Marlayna Glynn Brown
City of Angeles is the second book in the trilogy Memoirs of Marlayna Glynn Brown. Continuing her remarkable journey in staccato prose, author Marlayna Glynn Brown reveals the underside of a life lived in 1980s Los Angeles, picking up from the moment in which Overlay ends. This searingly written, often bizarre story of her teens and twenties reveals the author's flight from the glitz of Las Vegas to the formidable world of self re-invention among the angels and demons populating … [Read more...] about City of Angeles by Marlayna Glynn Brown