Author: Katie O'Rourke

You may have noticed my lack of nanowrimo posts lately. That’s because there hasn’t been much to say. I realized that it was coming out very autobiographical. A...

I ended up participating in Black Friday after all – sort of. I made my first purchase online last night at Etsy.com, a site that came recommended by a blog rea...

I do not celebrate Black Friday. In fact, I try really hard not to set foot in a mall during the entire time between Thanksgiving and Christmas. For a few years...

Last night, I had dinner with my favorite people in the state of Colorado: the ones I’m related to! We had a private room at Papadoux for all my aunts, uncles a...

In fifteen days, I have written exactly 10,000 words. Exactly. The stats say that at this rate, I’ll finish by January 14th. As a NanoRebel, participating for t...

So this was the first day of the month that I haven’t done any writing: not one paragraph, not one line, not one word. And I don’t feel guilty. Instead, I had l...

One week down, and I have over 6,000 words. The NaNo stats tell me that at this rate I should finish at the end of December. Technically, this means I’m falling...

Okay. So I’m back in writing mode, having decided to write it all in first person. I’m at 2312 words. I’m a bit behind the daily word count target, but I’m happ...

At 1,186 words, I’ve hit my first major snag. I’ve written some sections in first-person and some in third-person. I know part of the NaNoWriMo challenge is to ...