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I used to be a ghostwriter of memoirs. Clients came to me with a similar story. They had started their book, but didn’t know how to get past that first or first few chapters. Some had a document of memories but didn’t know how to mold it into a readable […]

NaNoWriMo Day 29: Finish what you started

November 29, 2021 in NaNoWriMo by Jewel Allen

Two more days NaNoWriMoers! Take stock of where you are at in your story. Is it time to wrap things up or do you still need to add more words? It is like Christmas tree trimming. You have a beautiful tree you started with, which you can add ornaments to. […]

NaNoWriMo Day 28: Add trim to your story

November 28, 2021 in NaNoWriMo by Jewel Allen

We are three days to the end of the month, and how is your story looking like? Did you start out with a vision? Or just a kernel of a story idea? My daughter, Sabrina, who is getting married in December got some silk flowers from her grandma’s stash today […]

NaNoWriMo Day 27: Make your vision happen

November 27, 2021 in NaNoWriMo / Uncategorized by Jewel Allen

Shop. Sleep in. Watch Netflix. It is morning after Thanksgiving and you could choose to do any of that. Instead you choose to write. Everyone is sleeping in from too much turkey the night before. Take advantage of the quiet and slay those words. Pic: Lily at sunrise Would you […]

NaNoWriMo Day 26: Instead of writing, you could…

November 26, 2021 in NaNoWriMo by Jewel Allen

Our family has a yearly tradition for several years now though not last year due to the pandemic. We all participate in a Turkey Trot wihich is not only great exercise and bonding activity, but benefits the food bank (we donate canned goods for our entry). The past few years, […]

NaNoWriMo Day 25: Compete at your own pace

November 25, 2021 in NaNoWriMo / Uncategorized by Jewel Allen

My college-age kids (and the grandbaby!) have been home today. While I was cooking and baking up a storm, my kids were studying. My oldest shared a really cool thing. She’s a first-year veterinary student with a full class load, married and with an 8-month old baby. She also takes […]

NaNoWriMo Day 24: Get results

November 24, 2021 in NaNoWriMo by Jewel Allen

Today, I revised A Cowboy for Noelle, my 2021 NaNoWriMo project, in one full day. I have since passed it on to my beta reader. The plan is for her to point out glaring plot holes and inconsistencies. I will fix them, have the manuscript proofread, and move up my […]

NaNoWriMo Day 22: Write a Clean Draft

November 22, 2021 in NaNoWriMo by Jewel Allen

The hubby and I watched my Netflix movie pick, Tik Tik Boom! It’s a story of a playwright who went through at least a decade of working as a waiter by day and struggles to get his work produced. This was the precursor to his Broadway musical hit, Rent. I […]

NaNoWriMo day 21: What are you willing to give up?

November 21, 2021 in NaNoWriMo by Jewel Allen

It was movie night, and the hubby and I settled in to browse Netflix movies. Guess what series is trending to the top Netflix spot this weekend? Nope, it’s not Squid Game, but close. Hellbound, another Korean series, based on a Webtoon. This time, Hellbound took 24 hours to reach […]

NaNoWriMo Day 20: K-Drama your way to a fabulous finish

November 20, 2021 in NaNoWriMo by Jewel Allen