Posting twice in one day, weird, I know.

As some of you might know, I am in the middle of edits for my '10 NaNo novel (yeah, I know novel is redundant, sort of like PIN number and ATM machine, but I love saying those kind of things because it annoys people). Let me tell you, it has been hellish. I must have read my novel about twelve times already ( Read more... )

Now,  N.L. Mars is just a pen name that I chose years ago to be anonymous. Mostly, I didn't want kids from my school to be involved with my hobby. I was scared that if they were to google my name, then they'd find my blog and make even more fun of me at school. When I was in year 7 or 8, some particularly nasty kids posted stupid, fake crap about ( Read more... )

It's that time of the year, folks. The moment that most writers (the normal ones, at least) dread. It's time to edit.
And the victim? That silly steampunk novel that I wrote during the month of madness, also known as November.

For a nice little deal, I got the entire manuscript, all 106 pages of it (the page count might seem low to you, but I like ( Read more... )

So, the story I'm currently working on didn't really have a name. I'd been referring to it with three different random temporary names: Sandman / Sleepwalker / That-Story-Where-People-Dream-and-People-Die-and-Stuff-Happens.

But I've finally gotten a better name. Granted, it isn't the final name, but it's better than what I had before.And I made this ( Read more... )

So, as an avid nerd, I find myself in nerdy situations, such as playing Dungeons and Dragons (or, D&D/DnD ( Read more... )

So, I recently watched the film Julie and Julia. Sure, it wasn't the greatest, but the one thing that stuck out about the film was Julie's ambition when it came to her blog. She set herself a goal to cook 524 recipes in 365 days and blog about it. She said that if she gave herself a date to complete it by, it will make her less willing to drop the ( Read more... )

So, since I love memes so much, I decided to make my own. Mainly for me to keep blogging regularly, instead of sitting on my ass, watching Supernatural all the time. So, Wednesday What is this thing I'll try to do weekly, talking about random questions starting with What.

For instance, today's Wednesday What is:
What do you use to write?

I myself use ( Read more... )

First off, I would like to thank everyone who commented on my previous post with warm messages or violent threats against misogynistic dickheads. When I saw all the messages in my LJ inbox, I couldn't help but tear up at all the support. So, thanks guys, I really appreciate it all.

Next, some people may have seen on Twitter that I've begun writing ( Read more... )

So, it's been a while since I did this. I need to get into the habit of posting regularly. I'm getting a bit slack on my blogging in general.

So, metrics. I've been writing a lot lately. I finished FOOL'S GOLD, been plotting out a new upcoming WIP that I'll probably start on the 1st of April, and I've been writing short stories.

07/03 Monday: 1694
08 ( Read more... )

So, a few days ago, my laptop completely crashed. I don't exactly know what happened, or why it happened, but needless to say, I was devastated.

Thankfully, though, it could probably easily be fixed, according to my computer savvy bf. He'd just need to wipe it, and reinstall Windows. Which is cool, I guess, except for the fact that now it means I ( Read more... )