February 24, 2018

A Spoonful of Stories recap


26 months ago, I got this crazy idea to write 26 flash fiction stories, each titled after a letter of the alphabet. I would publish one story each month over the course of 26 months until I got from A to Z.

Believe it or not, it actually happened. I'm happy to announce that all 26 stories are available to read for FREE on Wattpad! Check out "A Spoonful of Stories" here.

Table of Contents:
  • An Armful of Armadillos
  • A Batch of Bugs
  • A Cornucopia of Candy
  • A Deluge of Demons
  • An Excess of Emotions
  • A Flurry of Footsteps
  • The Gift of Giving
  • A Horde of Horses
  • An Icon of Incorruptibility
  • A Jar of Jokes
  • A Kettle of Kimchi
  • A Labor of Love
  • A Multitude of Mothers
  • A Nexus of Nonsense
  • An Offering to the Ocean
  • A Pile of Parachutes
  • The Quest for Quiet
  • A River of Rain
  • A Smidgen of Sorcery
  • Towers of Turtles
  • An Unprofitable Unicorn
  • The Village of Vampires
  • A Wealth of Weekends
  • Xeniatrophobia on Xmas
  • A Year of Youth
  • A Zest for Zombies
Happy reading!

February 10, 2018

NaNoWriSat

You're probably familiar with NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month. Every November, authors attempt to write a novel of at least 50,000 words in 30 days. I attempted NaNoWriMo last year but didn't hit the 50K mark. However, in examining my writing habits that month, I found I wrote a lot more during the weekends than the weekdays, particularly on Saturdays. This makes sense since I work a full-time job during the week. It led to me thinking how I can incorporate a realistic yet productive writing routine into my hectic life.

Which led me to NaNoWriSat: National Novel Writing Saturdays! The name is clearly borrowed from NaNoWriMo, and it's not a national phenomena (yet), but the idea is that, within a year, I should be able to write a 50,000 word novel by writing only on Saturdays. That's about 1,000 words every Saturday, which is certainly a realistic goal for me.

Considering how little I wrote last year before NaNoWriMo, I think this will be a good way for me to continue to produce more new books on a regular basis. I'm getting a late start to NaNoWriSat this year because it's already February, so I'd better go catch up!