This month did not go as expected, but I could not have asked for a better experience. I had gone into July hoping to write 60 poems for my poetry book, all from the point of view of the fictional persona I use to write many of my poems. She started as a character in... Continue Reading →

My goal for July's Camp NaNoWriMo was to write a total of 60 poems. Ideally, the poems would work together to tell a story about two unnamed characters amid a bit of apocalyptic gloom. While I have been writing every day, I've averaged only about one poem a day rather than the necessary two. Since... Continue Reading →

I'm not going to write a daily update every day this month, but I wanted to talk a wee bit about my poetry writing process. I'm new to poetry, so I'm learning as I go. Documenting it on this blog will allow me to look back some time from now and see what I've learned.... Continue Reading →

Unlike the official National Novel Writing Month in November where the goal is to write a 50,000-word novel, the Camp NaNoWriMo sessions in April and July of each year allow writers to set their own goals, whether they're editing or writing. I have so many drafts of novels that need editing that I promised myself... Continue Reading →