Fun fact: I did not remember that A Time to Kill was a movie until I wrote the title for this post. Was not a pun, is not a pun: I have just come to terms with the fact . . . that I really need to relax. Week 3 was fine. In fact, Week... Continue Reading →
Camp NaNoWriMo 2021: Week 2 – Oh Yeah, I Jinxed It
I'm still writing. That's the important thing. But . . . man did I take a few hits this week. Hit #1 - Saturday I smacked right into another logistics question about a location. Basically, once again, I didn't thoroughly plot out the floor plan for one setting. Not because I didn't realize I should,... Continue Reading →
Camp NaNoWriMo 2021: Week 1 – I Can’t Believe It’s Working
Hi. And also, seriously, I can't believe the Promises Outline approach is working as well as it is. If you're new here, I'm Louis Santiago, a writer from New York who's been trying to perfect his writing process for sixteen years. Before that, I was in the Post-Its phase of writing (all worldbuilding, no actual... Continue Reading →
Camp NaNoWriMo, July 2021, Feels Like Fate
I know that's a little dramatic . . . . . . but I just finished editing my outline. Not rushing or stressing. Just at my normal pace, I just so happened to finish editing my outline an hour before July 1st--giving me exactly enough time to write this post. And that outline didn't need... Continue Reading →