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    • Tidbits and Short Snippet Saturday

      Posted at 10:25 am by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on November 28, 2015

      How about a few updates, etc. before we get to my Short Snippet Saturday?

      Did you notice I finished NaNoWriMo? I hit over 50K on November 23rd. Yep, that’s over 50K words in 23 days. I’m still counting words until the end of November.

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      Now on to the reason for Saturday’s post. Here we go with another Short Snippet Saturday. Meet Jake and Beth.

      My heroine decided to play hooky from her job today. Our hero was right there to accommodate her, although it was his idea in the first place. Are you surprised? Unedited version.


       

      Once they got on pick up truckthe highway, Beth pulled her jeans from the bag, unsnapped her dress pants, and slipped them off.

      Jake almost lost control of the truck when it ran off the road. “Girl, you need to warn me before you do something like that.”

      Beth chuckled and sat there in her red bikini panties before pulling on her jeans. “You didn’t have to look.”

      “What if I hadn’t?”

      “Humph!” She pulled her jeans on, giving him a show she hadn’t expected to give red underwear 2him. Sweat beaded on his face. She removed his hat and fanned him with it. “Down boy.”

      He straightened his back and glanced out of the corner of his eye to the opening at the top of her shirt. Beth nonchalantly pulled her blouse together, but she wouldn’t button it. “What are you trying to see before you wreck your truck, rancher?”

      “Tell me one thing and I’ll keep my eyes on the road. What color is your bra? Does it match your red bikini underwear?”

      “What bra?”

      Jake’s truck hit the shoulder of the road. He laughed so hard he choked, and then he coughed until his eyes watered. “That’s the girl I remember. Let it all loose, baby.”


      This excerpt is short and sweet. Thank you for reading today.

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      Posted in #AmWriting, Short Snippet Saturday | 10 Comments | Tagged contemporary western romance, cowboy, first love, Gentlemen Cowboys with a touch of bad, mary j mccoy dressel, NaNoWriMo2015, red bikini panties, Romance, short and sweet, Short Snippet Saturday, western romance
    • ReBlog: My NaNoWriMo Experience Has Evolved

      Posted at 1:55 pm by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on October 29, 2015

      Oh, my goodness but this sure turned out to be a joke. Copy a Post? Guess what? I don’t know how. LOL. So, for your convenience, how about clicking on this link to get to the correct Reblogged post.

      https://maryjdresselbooks.com/2013/11/02/my-nanowrimo-experience-has-evolved/

      This post has been updated yet again for your viewing pleasure. 😉 Some of you who have followed my blog for a long time, have read this post before. I apologize for the repeat. New followers, maybe you’ll at least get a chuckle. Heck, you probably got one from this blunder.

      https://maryjdresselbooks.com/2013/11/02/my-nanowrimo-experience-has-evolved/

      Sometimes Word Press is so funny. Love ya anyway.

      Posted in #AmWriting | 2 Comments | Tagged #AmWriting, #AuthorLife, mary j mccoy dressel, NaNoWriMo2015, Romance
    • ReBlog: My NaNoWriMo Experience Has Evolved

      Posted at 10:06 pm by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on November 2, 2013

      Maybe you can learn some things from my past NaNo Experiences.

      Don’t get me wrong, I’m not an expert in this. My three years and two days five years of NaNo wins is a drop in the bucket compared to some.

      Onward to year six.

      This is about how my NaNoWriMo experience has evolved. I follow the rules (most) and I’ve learned a lot. But…my biggest rule breaker might be the one where I allow my inner-editor to sit on my shoulder. Heck, she can sit on my lap if she wants. I’ll share my M&M’s with her. After all, I’m used to sharing my chocolate with my stubborn little muse.

      question-markThe OLD Me:

      • Strikethroughs HEY YOU, yes you—do not delete that word. ← (The old me.)
      • Don’t Do not use contractions
      • Use plenty—I repeat, plenty of adverbs, adjectives, extra words of any kind to get your daily count. Make your character write a recipe or shopping list. (Oh, wait, maybe that’s just me. One of my heroines is Italian. Another character is a ranch mom with three grown boys/ men, and there are three ranch hands she considers part of her family. She and the Italian need shopping lists!)
      • Send the drill sergeant of an inner-editor away on a thirty day vacation
      • Misspell words, skip them and keep going. (Ekk, I hated this!)
      • I wrote run-on/fragmented sentences. (Still do)
      •  M’bad for all of the above?

      Do you want to get your word count when you’re stumped? Go ahead, use the above ideas for yourself. Been there done that. Please, don’t remember who gave you some of these ideas when you start edits and revisions. Whatever you do, don’t throw your computer against the wall. (You will want to if you do a number of the above items.)

      The NEW NaNoWriMo Me:

      • I don’t have a strikethrough icon. (Shh, I really do, but don’t tell.)
      • Don’t use contractions? What? You don’t want to hear how many four-letter words I’ve used because of this.  I’m writing fiction here, I shall use contractions. Trying this will kill you in revisions—almost make you throw your computer out the window. And check the mirror. You’ll be missing some hair.
      • Adverbs, adjectives…I’m still torn on this. Yes, I use some. How about you?
      • If my inner-editor thinks she’s going on a vacation in November, she better think again. My inner-editor needs to remain right here on my shoulder beside Ms. Sexy Innocence—my muse.
      • Misspelled words. Absolutely not! I can’t do it. (If you find one here, let me know because I’m human. :-0) In all honesty, I do mix up words. My biggest is change, chance, and as of yesterday, right, write.)
      • Sentences? Okay I still do write fragmented sentences, even in my best work. I’ve read experts who say to use fragmented sentences as a variation. That’s good enough for me. I can’t fight against my “voice.”

      My recommendation is to write as many words as you can, when you can. You will have days when you won’t be able to get your daily count. Life happens.

      Now when I participate in NaNoWriMo, I do what is easiest for me. You need to find what works for you. Newbies, and never be ashamed to admit you’re a newbie, go ahead and learn what it takes to write 1,667 words a day (or more).

      Being a full-time writer helps. I admit to this because my writing hours aren’t limited like they used to be. BUT…and yes, this is a big but—I’m trying to get two books written, so in reality, some of my time is limited. Haha, here we are in 2015, and I am still working on two books. Different ones, of course! Did I mention I just revised two books? They need to be reuploaded to book retailers when the formatter is finished.

      nutsYes, I do tend to be a little nutty when it comes to making myself busier than I should be during NaNo. It will take some patience to stay away from my Netflix binge, too.

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      Thanks for stopping by to read my updated post. Come back to visit. 🙂 Good luck with NaNoWriMo

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