Hi, Storytellers, it’s A. E. I’ve returned. It has been 2 years since my last post, and A LOT has happened to me in the time I’ve been silent. So just in case you missed my last WordPress post in 2024 that had updates, you can find it here. I’m also on Substack, and…
Category: writing journey
2024 Goal – Finish My Novel
Hey Readers! Looks who’s back, back again, tell a friend. How long have I been gone, three months, longer? I won’t go into a slew of excuses (even if it includes losing a best friend, leave of absence from Lesley University, and breaking my ankle), I’ll just start the post. I’m finishing a novel THIS…
How NaNoWriMo Went- The Disaster of Plantsering
Hey Readers! Here to update about my NaNoWriMo 2023 journey. So, I’ve always been a pantser, but before I started the NaNoWriMo for “The Archmage’s Wish” (new and improved title), I had done a little freewriting. That freewriting developed into a small outline that I was going to use as a jumping board to begin…
NaNo Novel Project Announcement
Hi Readers, A. E. Costello here. So it is National Novel Writing Month November 2023! I am finally taking part again since 2021, I skipped 2022, and broke my streak, since I had taken part every year since 2014 to 2021. Urgh! Its frustrating now that I think about it. I’ll have to start all…
National Novel Writing Month- Day 1 2023
National Novel Writing Month is here! The first day! I stayed up until midnight on Discord in my region’s chatroom, and did a fifteen minute sprint. I got out 33 words, which was better than I expected, because I was very, very tired staying up that late. I had expected that I’d only manage like…
A. E. Returns: Where I’ve Been and Where I’m Going
So long time, no speak! First, I need to say that this post will sound familiar, because it was originally posted in March 2023, but I put it back to drafts. I’ve updated this post, and am posted it again, now rewritten and updated for current events. So it’s A. E. here, back again! (again)…
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