Geoff Palmer - Award-Winning Author -

NaNoWriMo: +16 – The real finish line

As I mentioned last month, I only managed 50,503 words in November. That was enough to “win” NaNoWriMo, but it[…]

Harlan Ellison at full force. 2:02: They always want the writer to work for nothing, and the problem is that[…]

I think [writing] should be done only in private, like any other lavatorial activity. Geoff Dyer .

I made it! As you can see from the glorious graphic, I’m officially a NaNoWriMo “winner” – along with 42,008[…]

Mr and Mrs Veneering were brand-new people in a brand-new house in a brand-new quarter of London. Everything about the[…]

Barring major accident or illness, I’m pretty confident about completing NaNoWriMo now. But not the novel! It feels like I’m[…]

The novel’s still ticking along nicely. Each day, with no planning at all, more of the plot and characters emerge.[…]

The nearest I have to a rule is a Post-it on the wall in front of my desk saying “Faire[…]

One week in to NaNoWriMo and the blank-screen method is still working for me! 11,949 words so far, a whisker[…]

I’ve read about writers who just sit down and start writing, so I thought that’s what I’d try for NaNoWriMo.[…]