Barely Knit Together

Posted by Barely Knit Together on Dec 12, 2009 in Writing

I’ve decided to post a tiny excerpt from the story I attempted to write for National Novel Writing Month. I made it to the half-way point at about 25,000 words, but realized my characters and story needed more work, and I needed to step away from them. Frankly, they were irritating me even more than [...]

It Was a Dark and Stormy Night: Why I’m Quitting NaNoWriMo

Posted by Barely Knit Together on Nov 20, 2009 in Writing

“I’m a starter, not a cleaner,” she said, pulling a cigarette out of the flattened pack she fished from her purse.
“I come in with the ideas, get things rolling, you know. I excite people, get them worked up.”
I bet you do, I thought; even from behind my cluttered desk the dame was getting me worked [...]