About D.R. Perry: D.R. Perry lives in Rhode Island, where all her books are set. Although she's not a native New Englander, once up north she got so inspired she couldn't leave. A wild Northern Muse attacked. D.R. used Typing; it was Super Effective. D.R. writes all kinds of things. Mostly, they have strange and unusual elements. Not strange isotopes or Strontium or anything like that, but creatures who are people or people who are creatures. Beware of the Attack Poetry and rampant puns. … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – D.R. Perry
NaNoWriMo Tips from Jeff Davis
What year(s) did you participate in NaNoWriMo? 2011 Tell us if you won or not, and what you learned from the experience I won. It was exciting and informative, not only about the craft of writing but about myself as well. I found that I could do it... I could write a novel! I had always been told to write, had always wanted to do more than ad copy and blog posts, but I needed a little push. I needed something to kick me over the line and NaNo was that kick for me. I just couldn't … [Read more...] about NaNoWriMo Tips from Jeff Davis
NaNoWriMo Tips from Ian Randall Wilson
What year(s) did you participate in NaNoWriMo? 2006-2011 Tell us if you won or not, and what you learned from the experience For the last 6 years I have run a class at the UCLA Extension called Write a Novel in a Month as Part of National Novel Writing Month. To date I've had some 200 participants and 84% of them have completed the draft of the novel. By way of comparison, the international completion rate for all the time NaNoWriMo has been in operation is around 16%, so we have done quite … [Read more...] about NaNoWriMo Tips from Ian Randall Wilson
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
