Last year I made my first attempt at the NaNoWriMo challenge: write at least a 50,000 word novel from start to finish during the month of November. The resulting novel was garbage (and is still stuck in editing), but the experience was incredibly valuable. There are plenty of posts out there about how to make […]
Learning to write
I have, for over three years, harbored an idea for a novel or collection of short stories that would allow me to explore (and re-visit) the roots of my first two degrees and combine that with a life-long fascination I have had with Japan. Having ignored both my B.A. in English (emphasis in creative writing) […]