January 2022 Updates

January 3, 2022 Cynthia Varady

Happy New Year!!

I hope you all had a wonderful and safe holiday season. May this next year bring a much-needed respite from the hustle that we’ve all had to endure for the past two years. While COVID probably isn’t going anywhere for some time, we’ll have to adapt, and for me, that means more writing. Keep reading to see my January 2022 updates.

January 2022 Updates: NaNoWriMo What's Next?

NaNoWriMo Goal Accomplished! (and then some). Now What?

I surpassed my 50k word goal for NaNoWriMo 2021 and completed a rough draft of a new novel. I am on cloud nine! By the 30th of November, I had written 56,680 words. It pays to have an outline, at least it does for me. Now that I’ve let The Girl with the Demon Spider marinate during December, it’s time to start revisions with NaNoWriMo’s Now What?.

Now What? continues the NaNoWriMo journey with resources on editing, beta readers, and creating cover art, blurbs, landing an agent, and finally, publication (both traditional and non-traditional) avenues.

I’m really excited to work on The Girl With the Demon Spider!

What’s next for Twitch?

Now that NaNoWriMo has officially ended, what am I doing with my Twitch, AllThatGlittersIsProse?

Well, I’m continuing to stream three times a week, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 10:00 a.m – 12:00 p.m. I’m putting Wednesdays on hold for now so I can volunteer in my son’s art class. Those 2nd-graders are super talented!

Instead of streaming novel writing, I will be researching and writing scripts for future Youtube videos focusing on literary analysis. My first piece will examine the pop song, Turning Japanese by the Vapors, and the misconceptions surrounding its meaning. Stay tuned for updates on the launch of my YouTube channel!

I’ll also be world-building with World Anvil. Man, that platform has everything! There are areas I hadn’t even considered in The Girl with the Demon Spider. Takes world-building to the next level.