Clarion West Write-a-thon Week 1 progress report

The knot of courtiers drew closer together. Thistle wanted to reassure them that the wholesale slaughter was done with, but she dared not speak out of turn—and besides, Idris might well make a liar out of her. She knew...

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Port Townsend, WA

I went out to Port Townsend with some friends for a writing retreat this weekend.  It's always good to get out and away, and in this case it was a much-needed kick in the pants for the novel revisions...

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Clarion West Writeathon Update, 7/27/2013

I've added some wordcount over the last week, and....I am officially DONE with the Bad Draft of The Phoenix Crown!  The rest of my wordcount will be going into the short story I am writing for my donors, which...

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Clarion West Writeathon Update, 7/18/2013

Been a busy few days with work, but I've managed some wordcount! Wordcount: 2371 (includes some history notes) Accomplished: Nonhle gets browbeaten by a king. Lots of editing, including pulling a magical vanishing act with a wolfhound. Excerpt: “You don’t approve, do you?”...

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Clarion West Writeathon, 7/12/2013

I got off of work a little early today, so I took the opportunity to write for a bit. Wordcount: 1332 Accomplished: a cart was stolen, various editing happened Excerpt: They left the packs behind and walked past the boundary stone. Nonhle dimmed...

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