Box of Chocolates

The life as a wannabe writer. That was my newest idea for novel.  It is really just an autobiography of my attempts to write. I love trying to do NaNoWriMo and CampNaNo but it is not working out for me this April. My word count is low, really low. My word count is bad for many reasons but by trying to do the challenge I realize what I need to work on as a writer. I am too far behind on word count for any kind of novel to be written in 30 days. That is okay with me because I am writing a little and a little is more than not at all. I think just trying to do the challenge each time they open the virtual gates online it helps me learn where I am, and who I am as a writer. I will be the first to say I am a novice. To take on a challenge of 50,000 words is not an easy task for me. I am not sure why I set my goal 50,000 for April when you can choose your writing goal. I know I can write 50,000 words in a month because I have done it, once.   For me I have to accept my realit...

I'm guilty. Anyone that reads my blog knows I commit word crimes. The worst lately was in my last post. The first word of the first sentence. I really do know the difference between it's and its. I worked on the last blog for a while on Friday.  I read it multiple times before I posted. When I went to look at it later, I just about died. I probably should have walked away and went back and posted later.  I can make excuses for my lack of grammar or word choice but here's the thing, I am writing.  For that I am not going to feel too bad about my grammar errors. I am sure there is someone that would love to take a red pen to my blog. I sometimes wish someone would. I'm know I have a lot to learn. You would think at my age I would already know how English works but I really was not interested in reading or writing when I was a kid. I tolerated school because I had to go. I guess you could say I am a late bloomer.  It wasn't until I was in college that I feel in lov...