Welcome to Day 20 of Camp NaNoWriMo! How does your camp look? Is your tent still dry? Provisions well stocked? Any interesting interactions with wildlife? I've been putting all my writing energy into focusing on my novel, editing and adding scenes to improve its structure. That's resulted in me wandering off in the woods a bit, … Continue reading Camp NaNoWriMo – Mosquitoes
Yo the rain, fallingScolding about might have beensAnd sweet memories
Welcome Campers and lurkers! Day 8 of Camp NaNoWriMo and the day is full of activities. As I've posted before, I'm editing and adding to my draft novel for Camp NaNoWriMo. Most of the story is set in Florida woods next to a blackwater river. It's a setting I can see vividly in my mind - … Continue reading Camp NaNoWriMo – Lurking in the Woods
So far, Camp NaNoWriMo is rocking along for me. I'm working on editing my novel from November's NaNoWriMo. I've never edited something this long before. I've printed it out so I can scribble on it. Yep, this stack of paper isn't imposing at all. The great thing I've found is that I've had enough time away … Continue reading Camp NaNoWriMo Day 3 – Editing, Writing, Editing, Writing
Last year, my parents, my brother, and my old cat passed away over a four month period, and grief seeped into my life deeper than I ever expected. Today is a year since my mom passed away, and when I was very young, she bound a paper booklet of my poems for Christmas. My writing from last … Continue reading I Do Not Know What To Do With My Grief – A Poem From Last Year
This is my writing scarf. It's my writing scarf because it's a little spooky and my family gave it to me to wear while I'm writing. I wore it occasionally, and then put it on for the first day of NaNoWriMo last November - great for keeping warm in the chilly spot where I sit in the … Continue reading Writing Talismans and Camp NaNoWriMo
CHICKEN PURSE by Victoria Nations I need a new purse and I want to find one that looks like a chicken. It will be life-sized and feathery, and have little horny feet that stick out of the bottom because truly elegant purses have feet. The head will have a pink, rubbery comb and bright plastic … Continue reading Chicken Purse – A Poem
I’m continuing with my post about entering my first short story contest, and I’m sharing happy news. I attended the Lake County Bookfest last week, where they announced that my short story will be published in an electronic compilation along with eleven others. Though I wasn’t chosen as a winner or honorable mention in the short … Continue reading Insights From My First Short Story Contest (II)
ANYWAY by Victoria Nations She has no red hair, and no gray, and only a few freckles peppered across her putty nose, and splattered down her back. She's the tall one, the strong one who owns a tool belt, but leaves the dead opossums to me, along with the lizards and big bugs. She's a … Continue reading Anyway – A Love Poem
I’m taking a break today from poetry and spooky shorts to share my recent experience with entering a short story contest. This was the first short story that I’d submitted to a contest, and I went into the experience thinking it was a good way to push myself to do something new, to take the … Continue reading Insights From My First Short Story Contest (I)
Victoria Nations 