Author: LAL

Earthling, female, geek, lawyer, sociologist, reader, poet, yoga practitioner, video gamer, movie watcher, traveler, explorer, hiker, blog writer, animal advocate, environmentalist, student, daughter, friend.

Gearing Up for NaNoWriMo: Planners versus Pansters

31 October 2017

Tomorrow starts NaNoWriMo 2017. (That’s National Novel Writing Month which starts November 1.) And after my weekend in Ellicott City, Maryland attending Hallowread and talking to many of the authors, I am rather stoked and motivated to write my 2017 NaNoWriMo novel. Now if you’re familiar with NaNoWriMo, you know that traditionally NaNoWriMo divided writers into … More Gearing Up for NaNoWriMo: Planners versus Pansters

Super Saturday Summary

21 October 2017

My friend Alexigraph did this “Snapshot” post. I thought it was a fantastic idea, so I decided to appropriate the idea (with her permission and with some slight tweaks). And go check out Alexigraph as she has a lot of thoughtful and helpful posts.

Perfect on Paper

12 October 2017

When writing about yourself, your story is just that . . . your story. You script your life to meet whatever end you need. You can neglect the bad, highlight the awesome, and accentuate the funny. In other words, you can be perfect . . . at least on paper. Or you attempt to do … More Perfect on Paper