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NaNo 2007 Day 30: Endgame
I just spent the last hour an a half in the kitchen making the components of a gingerbread trifle (it will be assembled tomorrow afternoon). Before that, I spent most of the day cleaning the house, moving furniture around, and … Continue reading
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NaNo 2007 Day 6: Baby steps
Sunday night when I got home, I managed to bang out just over 1700 words, which would have been great on day 1 or 2, but worrisome on day 4. Yesterday I got home and practically had to turn around … Continue reading
Nano 2007 Day 4: Where’s my word count at?
It’s Sunday morning, and I’m sitting at my sister’s kitchen table. I’ve been here since Friday evening and it’s been a non-stop whirlwind of family kinds of things, including throwing a birthday party for my b-i-l. We’re not going to … Continue reading
NaNo 2007: Pre-production
Le sigh. After I made my little pro/con list last week, I thought in my mind that I’d settled the matter – that I’d sit this year out and come back next year. It felt good to make that decision, … Continue reading
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To NaNo or not to NaNo
Basically, I just spent over an hour agonizing about whether or not to participate in NaNoWriMo again this year. My arguements went thusly: Cons: ~ I have proven that I can do it, having won last year, after losing the … Continue reading
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It came to me in a dream, and now I have to use in my NaNoWriMo story
“Hey, Kurt?” “Yeah?” “I was just thinking…” Kurt waited, and then spun his chair around. Chris was already facing him. “What? What were you thinking?” “Do you ever wonder if, when Ed McMahon is having a bad day, he goes … Continue reading
Excerpty goodness
Check it out – I finally posted some NaNo excerpts tonight! I tried not to read them closely because, while I know they’re embarrassingly bad, I don’t need to know just *how* bad they are. Click on the “My NaNoWriMo” … Continue reading
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NaNo 2006 Day 29: Wire-ish
By tomorrow before midnight, I need to have 50,000 words. Right now, after a stunning 9k weekend, I have almost 44k. I can do this. Other fun things which have popped up in the story that I wasn’t expecting: a … Continue reading
NaNo 2006 Day 26: The end is nigh
So… tired… can’t… type… anymore… I cracked the 38k mark not that long ago, and I should keep going, yet the fatigue is making it hard to type. Plus, it’s really late. I know, I know – my excuses are … Continue reading