As Preptober comes to a close, I need to ask; are you ready? I also need to apologise. Before the month started, I had every intention of posting weekly blogs about Preptober but work has been crazy busy and I was sick in the middle of October as well. Yay. But at least I got … Continue reading My Preptober Goals
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vss365 week 1
Last year on Twitter I came across a hashtag called #vss365 and had no idea what it stood for. It stands for Very Short Stories and the 365 because a prompt is posted every day for people to write a tweet about. After looking into it more, I decided to take part in it this … Continue reading vss365 week 1
NaNoWriMo Wrap Up
Hey! November is finally over, so it's time for me to finish sharing my word count progress! Last time I left it at Day 24 so we'll go ahead and jump in at Day 25: Day 25Word count goal: 41667Words written today: 3596Total Word Count: 40000 Day 26Word count goal: 43334Words written today: 641Total Word … Continue reading NaNoWriMo Wrap Up
NaNoWriMo vs the Week 2 Blues
Congratulations, whatever your current word count is, you've made it through the first week of NaNoWriMo! Well done you! Please just take a moment to appreciate everything you've achieved. Whether it's one word or 10,000 words. You. Have. Achieved. Something. Now, I don't like to be the bearer of bad tidings, but I have to … Continue reading NaNoWriMo vs the Week 2 Blues
NaNoWriMo is upon us
Hey! So we're 4 days into NaNoWriMo and I'm a little ahead of my word count so I thought I'd squeeze in a little update before I crack on and do a bit more. Day 1 Word count goal: 1667 Words written today: 1667 Total Word Count: 1667 This morning I got up as usual … Continue reading NaNoWriMo is upon us
One last thing before NaNoWriMo
Usually when writing, we favour quality over quantity. Sometimes you can spend weeks trying to formulate the perfect opening sentence. You might agonise over the right word to finish off your sentence. During NaNo, you need to take that mentality and throw it out the window. Find a box, get a lock and pop your … Continue reading One last thing before NaNoWriMo
NaNoWriMo is a Marathon not a Sprint
Though saying that, sprinting can actually be a fun and productive way to boost your word count! There are many different types of sprints available to you, and I'll list the ones I know here! On the NaNoWriMo website, there's a whole forum dedicated to word sprints: Word Wars, Prompts, and Sprints. Inside you can find … Continue reading NaNoWriMo is a Marathon not a Sprint
11 steps of Preptober
With NaNoWriMo rapidly approaching, I thought I'd finally get around to posting this. I had originally planned to film this as a youtube video, but I've been struck down by a cold/flu type nasty and none of you want to hear that. So here we are, in blog form instead. Sign up for the NaNo website. … Continue reading 11 steps of Preptober
The Medal on the Mantle
A small flashfic I wrote for Billy Owens Jr based on his character Freddy from his WIP novel The Seven. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Every night before Freddy went to bed, he paused by the medal on the mantle. This time, instead … Continue reading The Medal on the Mantle
Sequel Title Reveal & Update
So I think I announced it on facebook and twitter and completely forgot to announce it on here. Whoops. The sequel to Soul Echo: Discovery has a name! It will be called DIVIDE! I'm going with a theme here. Have you spotted it! Since November is fast approaching and I like a good challenge (Insert … Continue reading Sequel Title Reveal & Update
Lisa Stapleton 