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Author Archives: J. D. Montague
Wordle, Wordle, Wordle…
I have no idea why, but when I think of Wordle, that episode of the Smurfs where Tailor Smurf says, “Needle, needle, needle!” over and over pops into my head. (Yeah, that’s totally random and has absolutely nothing to do … Continue reading
Oh, You Thought the Word of the Day was an Actual Existing Word? Sorry.
One of my great pleasures in life is checking the Dictionary.com app on my iPhone for the ‘Word of the Day’. If I like the word, I’ll add it to my favorites. And it just so happened that I liked … Continue reading
Instead of Writing 001: Sigane
This is what I was doing instead of writing… At least it’s related to my current WIP. (Sigane is one of the characters in Night Princesses.)
Sunday Stacks 001
Sunday is the day of rest and reading, and these are the books in my stacks for this week. I’ve already started Entwined by Heather Dixon…it’s slow going. As I eased into chapter 4, I wished I were more into … Continue reading
Captivating Covers 001
Sometimes I’ll come across a book that makes me want to buy it just because of its cover. I resist the urge mind you—I must at least read the description and possibly a review or two first—but I’m still enamoured … Continue reading
SFP: Night Princesses, Stuck on Chapter 12
OK, I’m not really stuck. So, I went back and finished chapter 11 although I said I was going to pause and write chapter 12. Now that I’m actually writing chapter 12, it’s slow going. Not because I don’t know … Continue reading
SFP: Night Princesses, Continuing Chapter 11
Progress, progress, progress. That’s what I’m making. Hooray! I was able to finish not only chapter 9, but also chapter 10. Now I’m working on chapter 11, which will be sponsoring today’s SFP. Actually, it will be the first three … Continue reading
Word Counts Are Hellspawn
From My Official Writing Blog (the hard copy) dated 03.14.11 Ever since my first NaNoWriMo I’ve had an irrational fear of word counts. Don’t have enough words? Too bad, you fail; what you’ve written barely qualifies as a short story. … Continue reading