Week 1: 50,000 words, 30 days, 174 pages, 1 novel
I've always wanted to write a novel. No, scratch that; I've always wanted to be anovel writer. Someone who wants to write a novel has a good story to tell. Someone who wants to be a novel writer hopes...
View ArticleWeek1: 50,000 words in 30 days - or bust
It's funny how optimistic I was. Seriously. I didn't realize how badly I wouldn't want to write after working. Or how enticing my couch, my cats and my DVDs would be. I've already fallen behind. As of...
View ArticleWeek 2: Commitment means more than a plot
It's getting harder and harder to make excuses, now that readers are contacting me and telling me not to give up. That's what I get for telling everyone about my participation in National Novel...
View ArticleWeek 3: First-time novelist feels the pressure
National Novel Writing Month might be the worst idea ever. There I was, minding my own business in October of 2006. Then someone tells me about a Web site, www.nanowrimo.org. I read about how people...
View ArticleWeek 4: Novel keeps getting stuck in traffic
I can't get from point A to point B. As I've been writing my 50,000 word novel for National Novel Writing Month, I began to not only know, but also understand, my main character, Mallory. I may know...
View ArticleThe End: More ambition than words
Well, this didn't go as well as I thought it would. National Novel Writing Month ended Nov. 30, and I didn't finish my project. For those of you just catching up, my goal was to write 50,000 words in...
View Article2 CAUGHT IN STING OPERATION
Estefania Coker wanted to keep her son out of trouble. But she didn't like the asking price. So when two Hampton men called her to say they would drop burglary charges against Willie B. Coker Jr., 26,...
View ArticleChesapeake Bay will have smaller dead zones this summer, researchers say
A smaller than average dead zone is forecast for the bay this year.
View ArticleHampton courthouses evacuated after bomb threat
Police and firefighters are investigating a bomb threat at the courthouses in Hampton. The building has been evacuated and all three courthouses are closed until further notice.
View ArticleWoman dies after being struck by car in Newport News
Overnight one woman was fatally struck by a car in Newport News, according to police.
View Article2 men, including an on-duty firefighter, injured in Portsmouth shooting
An on-duty firefighter and another male victim were injured during a shooting Monday night in Portsmouth.
View ArticleAfter 3 years and 4 indictments, investigation into Scott Taylor petition...
Roanoke Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney John Beamer, the special prosecutor on the case, said the investigation is continuing and that he didn't know how much longer it would last.
View ArticleSeaford family’s boat-towing business is a 4-generational affair
Bart White grew up on Landing Road in Seaford, in a house looking out to the Chesapeake Bay. His father, grandfather and great-grandfather did too. So in 2003, when he saw an advertisement in The Daily...
View ArticleWilliam & Mary history professor, head of Lemon Project named to state...
William & Mary associate professor of history Jody Allen stressed that slavery ended in 1865, “but we continue to experience its impacts. We can’t address the current situation without fully...
View ArticlePolice looking for missing Newport News woman last seen in Norfolk
Ariana Ferrari Stewart, of Newport News, was last seen around 5:30 p.m. walking in the 5100 block of East Virginia Beach Boulevard, near the Poplar Halls neighborhood. Police said she was last seen...
View ArticleFeds pick site for long-awaited Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in South...
The 196,000 square foot clinic, which Sen. Mark Warner says is long overdue, will be located on a 25-acre site by the Chesapeake Regional Medical Center campus on Battlefield Boulevard.
View ArticleNavigating Virginia’s “confusing” marijuana legalization law: Facebook forum...
Norfolk Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney Ramin Fatehi, who has overseen his office’s drug prosecutions and is now running unopposed for the top job, will participate. Also on the panel will be Diane...
View ArticleNew Virginia laws are going into effect Thursday. Here’s what you should know.
A look at some of the bills that will become state laws this week, and how they could affect you.
View ArticleNew Newport News coworking space aims to help entrepreneurs
The Newport News Economic Development Authority recently opened The Offices @ Two Five & J — a coworking space for city residents and for-profit businesses. The offices hope to attract about 70% of...
View ArticlePolice investigate shooting near Antiqua Bay in Hampton
Officials say the a 30-year-old man was shot near the first block of Antiqua Bay Wednesday morning.
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