News from Sarah Painter

  • Just dive in…

    I am procrastinating. It’s day three of November and I have yet to start KazNo. In other words, I am already 3000 words behind. Eep. Worse still, I haven’t even decided which project to work on. I’m tempted to start something new and flail about in first draft territory for…

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  • It’s November so it must be time for…

    …KazNo! Ha. I bet you thought I was going to say NaNoWriMo, didn’t you? Well, this year I’m taking a new approach. Rather than failing at NaNoWriMo at the 30,000 word mark, I’m going to WIN at YA author Karen Mahoney’s Writing Challenge instead. Oh yes! Unlike NaNoWriMo, Kaz doesn’t…

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  • Halloween nostalgia

    I love this time of year. I love the crisp, cold days, the autumn leaves, and the smell of wood smoke in the air. I love the way darkness falls quickly and resolutely, the cosy nights indoors and the promise of frost and snow to come. Yes, by January I…

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