Here I am, sitting around a table at the last write-in of 2010. It’s been a wonderful challenge this month and we’ve had some great participation. We’ve got 5 confirmed winners and 2 non-confirmed winners. There are 35 following on the boards, but only about 11 participants from the various points across the month. We [...]
04.30.10 | Events, Letters and Light, Writing | Shawn Gray
Sitting about half-way through the month, I’m still sitting about half-way through the script. It’s been busy week, with a lot of unexpected things cropping up. That’s not something that I’m overly impressed with, but I’ll deal. So far Script Frenzy has been a pretty good success as far as getting people to come on [...]
04.15.10 | Events, Letters and Light, Writing | Shawn Gray
This past weekend has been nuts. And by nuts, I mean really busy. I get two days off from my day job every week, like most people lucky enough to have full-time jobs. So those two days off I have to do all my housework, groceries, writing, editing, event preparation, and whatever else needs to [...]
03.15.10 | Letters and Light, Writing | Shawn Gray
Dear Readers: A big event is looming on the horizon, one that promises to challenge writers world-wide. Ok, maybe not professional writers, but the rest of us. Those of us that would like to be professional, and those of us that like being hobbyists. This also challenges anyone that ever said “I could write a [...]
03.10.10 | Letters and Light, Published, Writing | Shawn Gray
So today’s entry is going to be a little different from usual. Before everything gets lost in the shuffle of cranking out words, and arranging things for Script Frenzy, I want… No, need, to pass on a bit of correspondance that I’ve been having with the folks down at The Office of Letters and Light. [...]
02.18.10 | Letters and Light, Writing | Shawn Gray
So NaNoWriMo is all finished up. It’s been over a week and it’s time for things to get swinging again, despite the December rush. I flipped through the NaNo site today and got my code for Createspace. Anyone that managed to complete their 50k words during the month of November gets a code that gives [...]
12.8.09 | Letters and Light, Writing | Shawn Gray
Here it is! Finally, after a lot of work, numerous write-ins and a couple of parties, National Novel Writing Month is complete. It was a hell of a month. And by a hell of a month, I mean a great experience I can only hope to repeat and better in future years. This blog is [...]
12.6.09 | Letters and Light, Writing | Shawn Gray
Welcome back everyone! Today is Day 6 of National Novel Writing Month . As you all know by now, I’m Sudbury’s Municipal Liaison, which means that I had to organize all sorts of stuff for the upcoming month. So far, they’ve been playing out really well. I’ve been super impressed with most of my writers [...]
11.6.09 | Letters and Light, Writing | Shawn Gray
Alright, so it’s basically been a month since I posted anything here. My apologies. I’d say real life got in the way, but doesn’t it always? Actually, in this case I’ve been busy preparing for the big event of the year: National Novel Writing Month. For most participants, preparing for NaNoWriMo is a simple matter [...]
10.17.09 | Letters and Light, Writing | Shawn Gray
I’d like to issue a hearty hello to people who are following this for the first time! Welcome to my writing blog. Many of you are probably looking for the Sudbury Hypergraphic Society (SHS) or the Sudbury Writers’ Guild (SWG) websites. I’ve just linked to them for you, just hop on over and grab your [...]
07.6.09 | Letters and Light | Shawn Gray
I meant to have this up yesterday, but got distracted by something. As I mentioned previously, I was planning on g...
Dear Readers: A big event is looming on the horizon, one that promises to challenge writers world-wide. Ok, maybe not...
Today I worked on my novel, "The Fall of Order." I added 400 brand-new words to my writing, removed about 600 in editing...