And the Last WriYe'er Standing Was.....

Not me!

But I made it farther than I EVER have before!

Last year I didn't do it.

In 2012, I made it through 2 rounds.

In 2011, I made i through 3 rounds.

Here are this years results that I actually placed in the top 3:

Week 2

Week 4

Week 5

Week 7

And the finals, Week 8

This year, I took 3rd!!!!! As in, I made it through all 7 rounds and into the finals!!!!! I cannot believe this! Yes, there were weeks I hovered around the bottom. There were weeks I really thought I was going home. But there were even a couple weeks where I won! It was kind of amazing! And I'm even looking at expanding one of my short stories into a novel. It will probably be for November, but I need to plan it out more. I'm very surprised I made it as far as I did. There were a couple of pieces that I wrote that I REALLY liked. A few that I wrote in the middle of the night the night before they were due and some pieces I really didn't care for. So I feel pretty good about this year. I'm glad I did it and I'm glad I got as far as I did. Now I just have to get back into the habit of writing EVERY week and not just every other! Honestly, I looked forward to the prompts because they gave me a focus. Right now I feel like I'm floundering around looking for something to write!

You Use What?

Image stolen from The Farthest Star by Jono.

Okay, so I totally forgot to do May's blog entry. I really loved it and I just didn't have time to do it. So here goes!

What do you use to write? 

I used to used Word a whole lot. Like that was the ONLY thing I used. Then this year I switched to Google Drive. Why? Well, I found that I have to write on my tablet a whole lot more than my computer sometimes. (Joys of having kids. They kind of zap your creativity and you have to squeeze in times to write, like lying in bed.) Since I have an Android based tablet, I had Drive on it. Not to mention Drive is cloud-based so I don't have to worry about memory sticks or where I was in something. I can just open it and go!

What do you use to supplement your writing? Music? TV in the background? YouTube channels? 

Typically my noise is either the kids or silence. I find that silence is sometimes the best option because after listening to the kids all day, I need a little quiet time.

Do you shift between different software for different parts of writing: planning, writing, editing, etc.?

Sometimes I have planning docs in Drive that I shift between. I used to use OneNote. I guess I should see if they have it for my tablet. I really liked it for planning.

Bonus: Give us a screenshot of you mid-writing.

I know this is difficult to see but on the left hand side is my AOOA at the top and beneath that is the story. On the right hand side is two different chats. The top one is the WriYe Skype room and the bottom one is a sprint room I follow.