29 Nov 2012 15 Comments
How a Mermaid got Entangled and Lived to Tell the Tale
The Savvy Authors Entangled NaNoWriMo Smackdown is winding down, and I am one of the lucky writers who participated. I had an entire month to achieve a book, just for the Entangled Line! How exciting is that?
I confess, I didn’t take this challenge seriously until I had an email telling me (surprise!) that my badge was waiting to be claimed. Once I understood, I spend a couple of days being just plain scared. I even ordered a workbook, Susan Alderson’s The Plot Whisperer Workbook (worth every penny, imho). I splurged and went to Staples for a new paper notebook.
Then I got to work. Then a hurricane came and took away my power for four days. But I kept working, charging up (and showering) at a friend’s house, and working some more. In fact, I worked even harder. I was determined not to let a measly power outage stop me from writing! I also knew a…
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