I got this from Jamey, who talks about where she got it here, but it's Fess Up Friday:
Today (the beginning of PerNoWriMo): 909 words on a new scene and 1,169 finishing and editing and old one. Total = 2,078. I made my goal word count.
Cupcake??
Jamey horrified me with this article about one writer's 2nd book dealings with Atria. It's a writer horror story, so if you've a weak stomach or are prone to nightmares, stay away.
Breaking Dawn comes out tonight. Yay.
Post-MFA writer, Emilie Staat, blogs about finishing her novel, freelance writing, music, multitudes of random media and, oh yeah, living in New Orleans
About Me
- Emilie
- New Orleans, LA, United States
- MFA from LSU in hand (or in a box somewhere), Emilie is finishing her novel while making some sort of living.
What I'm Reading
Friends, Mentors and Teachers
- Jamey Hatley
- The New PolyAnna (Anna Hirsch)
- Stephanie Nash
- Toni McGee Causey
- Clarence Nero
- Craig Brandhorst
- David Madden
- James Wilcox
- Ava Leavell Haymon
- Laura Mullen
- Ronlyn Domingue
- Mary McMyne
- Bret Anthony Johnston
- Moira Crone
- Rodger Kamenetz
- Michelle Benoit
- Laurie Lynn Drummond
- Andrei Codrescu
- Margo Rabb
- KL Cook
- Tom Swick
Local - 504 and 225
- 225 Magazine
- Bustout Burlesque
- Cherry Newsletter
- Coconut Beach
- Constance: A Journal of New Orleans Artists and Writers
- Country Roads Magazine
- Delta Undergrad
- Gambit Weekly
- I Love Chelsea's
- KLSU
- Louisiana Book Festival
- New Orleans Fringe Festival
- offBeat
- One Book One Community
- Readers & Writers
- Southern Candymakers
- The New Orleans Review
- Times-Picayune
- Words and Music blog
- Words and Music/Faulkner House
Writing Blogs and Websites
- After the MFA
- Book Reporter
- Galley Cat
- Gawker
- Guide to Literary Agents blog
- Libba Bray
- Living with Music (New York Times)
- Margo Rabb
- Miss Snark
- Nathan Bransford, Literary Agent
- National Novel Writing Month
- Publisher's Marketplace/Publisher's Lunch
- Script Frenzy
- The Three Ps of Post-MFA '08
- Write or Die
Writers I Read and Don't Know Yet
- Alice Hoffman
- Ally Carter
- Ann Brashares
- Carolyn See
- Dave Barry and Ridley Pierson
- Dean Koontz
- Emily Franklin
- Gaelen Foley
- Harley Jane Kozak
- Herbie Brennan
- Iris Johansen
- Jane Green
- Jennifer Weiner
- JK Rowling
- John Green
- Jon Berkeley
- Jon Clinch
- Kelly Link
- KM Grant
- KP Bath
- Lauren Weisberger
- Lisa Jewell
- Ljane Smith (LJ/Lisa Jane)
- Megan McCafferty
- Nick Hornby
- Philip Pullman
- Rachel Cohn
- Robert McCammon
- Sarah Dessen
- Stephenie Meyer
- Suzanne Collins
- Tayari Jones
- Tracy Chevalier
- Wendelin van Draanen
Film and TV Stuff
Websites That Distract and Inspire Me
- Atlas Quest (Letterboxing)
- Cassettes From My Ex
- Craigslist
- English Fail Blog
- Entertainment Weekly
- Found Magazine
- Internet Movie Database
- Lush
- Overheard in New York
- Pop Candy
- Post Secret
- Ryan (Carpenter)'s a Total Goober
- Smith Magazine - 6 Word Stories
- Something Positive
- The Snackies (Zak Nelson)
- Word of the Day - Dictionary.com
- Word of the Day - Merriam-Webster
- Word of the Day - NY Times
- Word of the Day - OneLook
- Word of the Day - Oxford English Dictionary
- Write or Die (will SAVE your life...or end it...)
MUSIC!
- A Soup Named Stew
- cdbaby
- Circus Contraption
- Dana Abbott
- Daniel Lee
- Dave Golden
- Devotchka
- El DeOrazio
- Flatbed Honeymoon
- I Am Fuel, You Are Friends blog
- ism
- Krista Detor
- Lauren Jordan
- Lazarus Heart
- Lindsay Rae Spurlock
- Loose Marbles
- Magnetic Fields/Stephin Merritt
- New Orleans Bingo! Show
- Patty Griffin
- Silent Cinema
- Simon Lott
- Tanya and Dorise (local)
- The Devil Makes Three
- Zydepunks
Mini Resume (why I call myself Jill of All Trades...)
- WRITER
- Producer's Assistant
- Office Assistant/Manager
- Author's Assistant (3 writers so far)
- Production Assistant
- Paralegal (yes, really)
- Film Extra (mooooo)
- Film Columnist (brlagniappe.com)
- Freelance Publicist
- Fundraising Director (New Delta Review)
- Instructor (4 courses over 2 years, LSU)
- Literary Agent (3 years with David Madden)
- Editor (Delta Undergraduate Journal)
- Freelance Copyeditor
- Housesitter/dogwalker (clientele entirely made up of writers and artists, no kidding)
- Night Auditor (at a BR hotel)
- B&N Bookseller (9 years, 5 stores, 4 cities, 2 states)
- Cashier (Winn Dixie and Target)
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- Quiet for a moment
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- Gustav and other, more important, matters
- Sometimes you forget and then Toni wallops you ups...
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- I called Matthew Modine dude, met a rockstar and h...
- I'm going to New York!
- Bernie Mac dies
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- One Night, Big Belly
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5 comments:
what is PerNoWriMo?
You know how NaNoWriMo is National Novel Writing Month?
Per Susie Q's suggestion, I'm taking August as my Personal Novel Writing Month (PerNoWriMo), trying to write 50,000 words in on my book in one month.
I made my quota yesterday (2,000 words). Let's see if I can do it again...
That article is horrifying. Reasons not to accept a two-book deal. Ever. Wow.
I know they can be a good thing, but they seem to be best avoided in general. I've been hearing stories of folks contracted for dozens of unwritten books, years out... Some people work best that way. That would *terrify* me.
I never have writer's block, ever, ok wait I had it once, but that was the 6 months of separation from my ex-husband leading into our divorce. Other than that *knock on wood* never. But still I will be VERY wary of contracts!
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