Written by Karen D. Swim From Words For Hire Last night around 11 pm, I realized that I was less than 1500 words away from my goal. Was I seriously going to pull this off? With visions of yams and a stress free Thanksgiving in my head, I leaned in and went for it! Right [...]
I’m with Stupid
November 4, 2008 By 14 Comments
Image by swanksalot via Flickr Written by Karen D. Swim I sat staring at my computer screen. There were words there and many of them even made sense but it dawned on me I had absolutely no idea what I was doing. You see, I’m writing a novel. At least I think it’s a novel. [...]
Trick or Treat?
October 31, 2008 By 24 Comments
Image via Wikipedia Written by Karen D. Swim I awakened in the middle of the night, my cheeks wet with tears. I wiped away the tears and felt the crushing weight of grief. The grief was, however not mine but Nikki’s. Ah Nikki, so that’s her name! I had toyed with other names but last [...]
Write a Novel in Six Months … or Thirty Days
October 27, 2008 By 41 Comments
Guest Post by Lillie Ammann November is almost here, and many of you are gearing up to write a 50,000 word novel during National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). I’ve never participated in NaNoWriMo, and I’ve never written a novel in thirty days. However, I wrote an 85,000 word romantic mystery novel in six months, writing [...]
5 Tips on How to Look Good Naked
July 28, 2008 By 18 Comments
Written by Karen D. Swim How to Look Good Naked is a television program which first aired on British TV and now has a USA version. The premise of the show is helping ordinary women to rebuild their self-esteem through a series of confidence boosting exercises culminating in a nude photo. The lesson of every [...]
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