Comments on: Gone ‘Til December

By: JJ

JJ — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:34:57 +0000

Yeah…signed up for NAAWM just as an excuse to start writing this book that’s been rumbling around my head for a few years.

On a side note how does Tracy go sign up fro NANWM and not tell me since she blogs on my site – we’re gonna fight me and her.

And Waterworld wasn’t a failure – it’s actually one of the highest grossing movies of all time. Just had a lot of bad press.

By: Spinster

Spinster — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:31:36 +0000

Best wishes.

By: Dan Tres OMi

Dan Tres OMi — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:07:02 +0000

you and me both, homie
you and me both
my 3rd attempt…

By: gem2001

gem2001 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:57:07 +0000

@hp I don’t meant o sound cynical, but they are charging a $10 fee to enter and only giving away $500. I’m giving they A++ for entrepreneurial spirit and the side eye for that hustle.

By: Aminah Hanan

Aminah Hanan — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:05:41 +0000

I’m behind already. Gotta catch up.

By: hp

hp — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:52:50 +0000

Here’s something i came across u all might be interested in it. You could win money and have your short stories published in a short story collection with royalties.

Here’s the link
http://blog.blackwomenineurope.com/2009/10/21/introducing-the-1st-annual-myafricandiaspora-com-writing-contest/

Good luck on your stories wherever you may write them.

By: shell

shell — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:06:33 +0000

Hey Gina, I feel the same way. Outlining helps a lot. Many writers like to write when the inspiration hits them, but I find its easier to plot a course and give yourself a goal of either writing so many words or pages. I dreaming big, too. I plan to become the black Jodi Picoult (My Sister’s Keeper). Remember don’t try to aim for perfection. My daughter loves those Twilight books and I swear that woman writes like a 13 year old girl.

By: lormarie

lormarie — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:57:48 +0000

Good luck! I’m participating as well.

By: deborah

deborah — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:50:25 +0000

Here is my NaNoWriMo Prayer:

Dear God–Thank you for giving me the courage to begin a great adventure. Help me to be consistent and original in my writing. I am looking forward to the ideas that will flow through me. I am going to enjoy this journey. Thank you for the friends who will walk with me along the way, and thank you for a great outcome! AMEN.

By: redcatbiker

redcatbiker — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:59:11 +0000

Gina, thanks for mentioning me; the shout-out will really keep me on my toes!

My story is set in the late 30s/early 40s, during the heyday of big band jazz into the beginning of WW2, when the US was bombed by Japan in 1941 on through the war. It is a love and survival story: She is black American-born of Caribbean immigrant parents who passed through Ellis Island, and he is Nisei (first generation American-born Japanese), who looks like the movie actor Ken Watanabe (tall and very handsome). It is about passing: He is a musician who passes for “Coloured” so that he can play in one of the most popular big bands (think Ellington, Basie, etc.). Survival: I don’t know yet if I’m going to have her go into the internment camp with him, or even if I’m going to have him go. Given that I’m going to need some tension to make the story interesting, some “rule” has got to be broken. Right now, I am just at their meeting–they are both musicians (she being a singer and pianist).