I don't personally do NaNoWriMo anymore because I learned the hard way that it, or specifically the approach advocated in the book about it, "No Plot? No Problem!" doesn't suit my process at all. I wrote not fifty thousand but ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND words in one month in 2014 using the get-words-out-at-all-costs approach, writing on my commute, on the exercise bike, and at every available hour. Unfortunately I didn't enjoy the process other than the achievement of the numerical goal, and the book-length words cranked out this way turned out to be largely useless. I haven't really looked at them to this day. #amWriting #WorkshopTalk

What are some of the memorable reviews you received on your #writing? #WorkShopTalk

Me: I'm just going to focus on my one big #writing idea, no chasing after endless projects for me!  
Also me: Somehow accumulated at least three other story ideas  #WorkShopTalk

I love fine-tuning descriptions. A raindrop landed on my lip as I was walking outside and my first thought on how to describe it was "A raindrop fell on her lower lip, like a kiss." Which is suitable for some atmospheres but can be a bit cliche. It could also be something like "A drop of rain dotted her lip," weakening the kiss imagery and making it a bit more evocative, maybe, plus there's the repetition of the d_o sound with "drop" and "dot." You could also make it more to-the-point and rougher, which makes for a cleaner sentence and could suit some kinds of writing better. "Rain smacked her in the mouth." If there's a kiss image here it's of a rougher sort, closer to fighting. I like how you can say the same thing in different ways and it feels completely different. #WorkshopTalk #writing