Dear friends, I just found out about the scandals around National Novel Writing Month - about the organization not protecting its minor users' enough and there being grooming going on. Wow. I had no idea. I just hopped onto the forums for the first time since November 2022 and found out. I wanted to apologize… Continue reading NaNoWriMo…Nevermind-O!
Category: Announcements
New Sequel Books in 2024!
Hello, fellow writers and readers! I am excited awaiting certain YA and fantasy titles that are sequels to books I loved, and wanted to share them with you. Also - do you have any that you've been dying to recommend? Maybe you saw a video about it on BookTok? If so, please share in a… Continue reading New Sequel Books in 2024!
Camp NaNoWriMo 2024!
My fellow writers and readers, I have been so MIA on this blog! But yet again, I say - it is not dead! I was busy towards the end of last year traveling, and have been planning my wedding (OoofF! A stress I don't wish on anyone!) Today I am celebrating revising an old novel… Continue reading Camp NaNoWriMo 2024!
Reviewing Scrivener Software: Part I
Hello, everyone! I hope you are tolerating the heat reasonably well, and not melting like we are here in Florida. Recently I completed Camp NaNoWriMo and acquired a discount for Scrivener, a software that helps writers outline their books, organize their notes and thoughts, etc. Imagine all the perks of Word, and combine them with… Continue reading Reviewing Scrivener Software: Part I
I did it!!
I finished my YA historical novella!!! 68, 832 words!!! It's a draft, and I don't plan to revise it. In fact, today I'm working on outlining an old steampunk witchcraft romance novel, but, nonetheless I am so happy to have completed another writing project!! Since I re-started working on it back in April, I added… Continue reading I did it!!
Announcements
Dear friends, I have converted this website to a .com, and now it will be cskinnaird.com, rather than cskinnaird.wordpress.com. I have also gotten rid of ads, which I know are so prevalent these days on every website, and very annoying. I hope that this will increase the readership and enjoyment of this website. If you… Continue reading Announcements
Awesome poetry resources!
Hello, everyone! Long time no see! I've been swamped with packing, moving, unpacking, and a recent bout of extremely bad cold/congestion. Now I'm about to go out of town to see family for my birthday and for the first time in a year or so, so, really looking forward to it! But in the busyness… Continue reading Awesome poetry resources!
Stop making excuses!
Dear writers and readers, The title of this post is for me, no judgment for you here - but it might encourage you, too. Yesterday I was thinking about the exhaustion of this pandemic continuing, and how I want something bright and different to happen, I'm tired of not seeing friends and family, not going… Continue reading Stop making excuses!
New Year soon, New Horizons!
Hello my friends, I hope your writing and reading has been going well! Recently I finished rereading Frank Herbert's DUNE, and almost did a book review post on here about it. But, the book has SO MUCH in it, I didn't know where to start! It's still a post I may do some day, but… Continue reading New Year soon, New Horizons!
A busy month
Good morning friends, I just wanted to let everyone know that this month, I am swamped with working on my novel for National Novel Writing Month; I'm also visiting my family for the first time in TWO YEARS this Thanksgiving! For a whole week! This is why I did not post last week. So I… Continue reading A busy month