Author Archives: Rena

This never happens, but I’m about to post twice in one day. I hate to do it. But not really, because, FUN. I have been hanging out on Twitter tonight on the #PitchWars hashtag, because, well, I entered the contest … Continue reading →

I’m going to go ahead and join the masses of blogs talking about the “after” of the NaNoWriMo experience. I talked a bit earlier in the month about my progress, after hitting the 50K mark on day 10. Because of … Continue reading →

I’m going to steal a line from The Bloggess and say this isn’t a real entry. It’s a 2:30 am rambling of sorts. I’ve spent the past three days cleaning frantically while being sick, and the last five hours baking … Continue reading →

As of today, 10 days into NaNoWriMo, I have officially “won.” I wrote my fifty thousandth word. Then I dropped my mic and moonwalked out. Nothing else to see here. No more writing to do this month. I’m DONE. Except, … Continue reading →

In less than an hour, the month changes over to November, and National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, officially begins. During the month of November, thousands of writers will attempt to vomit out 50,000 words or more to “win” Nano. … Continue reading →

While we’re on the topic of social media (we are, trust me), I want to touch on something that I see waaaay too often lately. This applies across the board, not just to writing. It’s this sort of thing… Anyone … Continue reading →

I am going to preface this by saying that this entire entry is based on observations, and not direct experience. I don’t know any literary agents in real life, but the ones I follow on Twitter I quite enjoy. I … Continue reading →

My reading is suffering. I haven’t been reading as much, and when I do, I have found a problem. You see, I’ve been doing a lot of critiquing/editing lately, and it’s ruining me. I can’t seem to get out of … Continue reading →

Well, it’s over. Finished. Done. Pitch Madness is no more. The final results have been announced, requests are being prepared and sent, and after the #PitMad Twitter pitch party on Thursday, the hashtag will trickle to nothing. Except…it’s not REALLY … Continue reading →

This afternoon I drove four and a half hours to my parents’ house. After I finished serenading the tubs in my backseat with my excellent version of *NSync’s greatest hits, I popped in an audio book. It was a title … Continue reading →