Category Archives: Writing Journey
Blogiversary 2018
Happy Birthday! Quill & Books is TWO years old now! What a ride this is! I have neglected the blog a bit because I’m working as a teacher and working on my MLIS to be a school librarian in addition … Continue reading
One Step Closer
I love books. You know this about me. I love them so much that I dream of seeing a book I wrote on my library shelf. I am not one who sits by and dreams without taking steps to make … Continue reading
Posted in Celebration Posts, Uncategorized, Writing, Writing Journey
Tagged My Story, Writing
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NaNoWriMo for people too busy to write 50k words
Only 4 days until NaNoWriMo! What is NaNoWriMo? Look here. Basically it is a world-wide word count challenge to write 50,000 words in the month of November. I have yet to ever write 50,000 words in one month. I haven’t … Continue reading
Revision and Editing a Story Series: Initial Revision Pass #1
You have a rough draft…now what? Continue reading
Posted in Mini Lesson, Uncategorized, Writing, Writing Journey
Tagged Editing, My Story, revision, Writing, writing process
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Writing Community Series: Types of Writing Groups
Some people hear writing group and immediately cringe or even run like you are being chased by a zombie. This is usually because they have tried a writing group and had a bad experience, or they’ve heard about the … Continue reading
It is my Blogiversary! August 2017 Book Giveaway!
I can’t believe I have been blogging for a whole year now! I have learned so much and made so many new friends through this blog! I love connecting with my readers through the comments, Twitter, Instagram, and email. I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Celebration Posts, Reading, Writing, Writing Journey
Tagged blogiversary, books, friendship, My Story, Reading, Writing
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First Rough Draft Done!
Sorry it has been awhile since I posted. It is busy season at school. Actually in education, when is it not? On March 12th, I finished typing the rough draft of my manuscript!! *insert scream of excitement* This has been … Continue reading
NaNoWriMo: Wall Week
For the first five days I wrote beyond my goal of 500 words per day. These were scenes I’d thought of for quite some time, and I was feeling so optimistic. I thought maybe I need to up my goal … Continue reading
NaNoWriMo Interlude: Words Written are Never Wasted
About NaNoWriMo and my current writing project Continue reading
