Category Archives: Project Novel

A novel experience through NaNoWriMo

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Nikki Mascali Roarty

I spent most of November doing something I always wanted to do, ever since I grabbed my first notebook at the age of 10 and started writing the first of hundreds of unfinished stories I’d write out, first in blue … Continue reading →

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Writers’ Wisdom

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Nikki Mascali Roarty

The hiss of the radiator is my only companion in the early-morning darkness as I type this, well, that and the night of insomnia I’ve just (barely) endured. And this week’s quote sure hits home as I’m in the third … Continue reading →

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Snippet from NaNoWriMo

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Nikki Mascali Roarty

“The red slashes of her phone number on the mirror looked like open woundson my reflection, and I smirked because they kind of were.” I’m a little more than 10,000 words in so far, and the story is going in … Continue reading →

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Because there’s no better month than NaNoWriMo

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Nikki Mascali Roarty

NaNoWriMo. For years I’ve seen its hashtag take over my Twitter feed every November, always intrigued and inspired by National Novel Writing Month and the thousands of its participants trying to write their version of the “Great American Novel.” Despite … Continue reading →

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Writing it old school (Project Novel)

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Nikki Mascali Roarty

The last time I wrote about Project Novel way back on June 16, I was waiting to hear what the fella thought about it. I had been nervous because I knew he’d be honest – just as I wanted and … Continue reading →

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80 days gone by

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Nikki Mascali Roarty

Today’s post on my exercise blog Run, Nikki, Run just so happened to be my 80th day in a row of writing for myself. It has become such a part of my daily routine that the thought of not doing … Continue reading →

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Waiting on a friend (Project Novel)

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Nikki Mascali Roarty

I’ve never been a particularly patient person. If I want something, I want it. Not five or ten minutes or an hour from now, but now. And right now, I’m sitting on pins and needles because I recently handed off … Continue reading →

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Twenty-nine pages in (Project Novel)

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Nikki Mascali Roarty

It’s been a full week since I dove into Project Novel – don’t judge, this week has been an outright demon – but I more than made up for it tonight as I sliced, diced and wrote my way through 10 more pages. … Continue reading →

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Nineteen pages in (Project Novel)

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Nikki Mascali Roarty

I’m now 19 pages into the rewriting/editing process of Project Novel, and I’m really stoked with the process so far. As my editing skills have grown thanks to the day job, I find that I’m really able to tighten up … Continue reading →

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Nine pages in (Project Novel)

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Nikki Mascali Roarty

Last night, I started Project Novel. Initial blog conveniently located here. When I went into the document, which I hadn’t been in since January of 2011, I was surprised to see that I had 22,000+ words already, so last night was pretty … Continue reading →

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