Tag: NaNoWriMo

November 2019 Wrap-Up Post and Looking Ahead to December

November 2019 Wrap-Up Post and Looking Ahead to December

Did I say October was a crazy month?  Because I have no idea what happened to November!  It’s like I jumped right into NaNoWriMo and was doing pretty well a few days after the month got started.  Then halfway through the month things started happening, family things, Thanksgiving, you name it, and my project stalled […]

Posted December 2, 2019 by Lisa Mandina in / 22 Comments
Sign Up Post for Blog Ahead October 2019

Sign Up Post for Blog Ahead October 2019

Once again I’m signing up for the Blog Ahead Challenge hosted by Herding Cats and Burning Soup.  I always find this to be a huge help whenever I am participating in NaNoWriMo.  Which I do intend to do again this year, especially with the lack of writing I’ve done this whole past year.  I can’t […]

Posted September 27, 2019 by Lisa Mandina in / 4 Comments
Armchair BEA 2017 Introduction Post

Armchair BEA 2017 Introduction Post

So!  I have not participated in this for awhile, but since I had actually really, truly planned to attend this year, at least until other trips came up (ApollyCon back in March, family trip to Orlando in July), I want to participate in this fun event.  If you’re interested in joining in, you can go […]

Posted May 31, 2017 by Lisa Mandina in / 14 Comments
ARC Review:  Geekerella by Ashley Poston

ARC Review: Geekerella by Ashley Poston

Book info: Title:  Geekerella Author:  Ashley Poston Genre:  YA Contemporary, Fairy Tale retelling Published:  April 4th, 2017 Source:  Edelweiss e-galley from publisher, Quirk Books My rating:  5 stars So, if you are a long-time follower, you know that I’m not a huge YA contemporary reader.  But, when I saw there was a dachshund in this […]

Posted April 16, 2017 by Lisa Mandina in Review / 7 Comments
Novel Publishing Contest by Inkitt

Novel Publishing Contest by Inkitt

I know that there are a lot of you out there in the blogging community who are not only readers, but also are writers.  I’ve followed along with you through years of NaNoWriMo, and there are even some of you that I’ve followed through your self-publishing.  This past year I learned of a group that […]

Posted February 13, 2017 by Lisa Mandina in / 0 Comments