News from Sarah Painter

  • Progress report. Ahem.

    It appears to be week three of November which means week three of KazNo (or, if you prefer, NaNoWriMo). I should be at around 21,000 words. I am not. Last week flew past in a blur of stressful work-stuff and last-minute suit shopping (just as much fun as it sounds)…

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  • Scrivener for Windows

    It’s here! After many beta releases, Scrivener for Windows is ready! In case you aren’t aware, Scrivener is a software application aimed squarely at writers. I was truly smitten by Scrivener when Jennifer Crusie waxed lyrical about it on her blog, and even considered swapping to Mac to get my hands on it (seriously).…

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  • Week one check in

    So, how has the first week of NaNoWriMo (or, in my case, KazNo) gone for you? Personally, I had a shaky start… I failed quite spectacularly for the first few days of the challenge and wrote absolutely nothing. I’ve started now, though, and thanks to a reasonably quiet weekend and an understanding…

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