NaNoWriMo Day 14 – Monday!
So, hey, it’s Monday. To give you just an idea of MY Monday, THIS is the weekend I was coming off of: Ahhh. Amirite? Well, in spite of that, it’s been a really great day! I’m a big believer in...
View ArticleNaNoWriMo Day 15 — Ohhhh we’re halfway there!
Ohhhh–oooohhh! Livin’ on a prayer! Take my hand and we’ll make it I swear…Ahem. Halfway through November. I’m creeping up on 24,000 words, and am fully confident that by today’s end I will have hit...
View ArticleNaNoWriMo Day 16 – Coasting on yesterday’s coattails
Well, last night I hit 25,000 words! But tonight I’m exhausted, it’s almost 11:00pm, and instead of trying to squeeze out some lousy words, I’ll just leave you with this great video, in the spirit of...
View ArticleNaNoWriMo Day 18 — Vacationing again
So, I know that I already did the word cloud thing, but it’s just so damned cool that I’m doing it again. Good ideas are recyclable. So are coffee cups. Drink responsibly, friends. Obviously, when I...
View ArticleNaNoWriMo Day 20 – Long days and coffee mug plays
I had NOTHING on my plate today but upping my word count. I put in just over 2,000. Sigh. Some days it’s just a struggle. On the upside, I did catch up on Glee, Up All Night, The Office, Revenge and...
View ArticleNaNoWriMo Day 22 – Whence have the pictures hied hence?
I’m sad that my various camera-to-computer apparati are all at home, with no way of uploading my mahhvelous phone pics from yesterday and today to the interwebs whilst procrastinating my Writer’s Cafe...
View ArticleNaNoWriMo Day 25. 25. Um, only 5 days left?!
I have a ton of awesome and lovely and hilarious and touching and scary and poignant pictures to share from the last few days, but for NOW: Gah! Must keep typing! (Or START typing. It’s 7:11 p.m. and...
View ArticleNaNoWriMo Day 26 – Feeling good!
You guessed it, kids, it’s time for another Wordle! Aren’t you excited to see some other words starting to grow in usage outside of “Just around one”? Good. So, great Thanksgiving! Wrapped it up in...
View ArticleNaNoWriMo Day 28– And the delerium sets in
I’ve been coasting by these last few days, feeling much like a famished person in a dark, cold desert, seeing fire and water everywhere but not ever quite reaching refreshment or warmth. You see, for...
View ArticleNaNoWriMo Day 29 – BOOYAH! :)
Oh hey, how’s it going?Me? Not much, why? Oh, I forgot: I’m off to get a celebratory pint, but let me just, if I may before I leave you, state that this whole experience has been amazing! My novel has...
View ArticleNovember Looming as I Stretch my Writerly Muscles!
Oh, just look at me… so young, so full of hope and the promise of more words! I was 25 days into NaNoWriMo last year when I took this photo… little I know, then on the precipice of finishing what was...
View ArticleNaNoWriMo Has Begun, or, The One Where I Decide to Make a Meal Plan…
NaNoWriMo diet This is apparently what my dinner looks like when I studiously attend to my writing goals instead of life as I normally conduct it… Um, I think I need to do a Ramen and cold cuts run...
View ArticleOmmWriter, Rdio, and OpenOffice | NaNoWriMo App LOVE
I’d like to take this time to thank a few apps, without which my NaNo-ing would not be possible—or, at least, without which I’d get much less done, in a much longer timeframe. OmmWriter First, the...
View ArticleWord Cloud and Bon Jovi, or, The One With All The Caffeine
Just in case you’re wondering what my novel is about in terms of which words I use the most, here it is! Created on wordle.net Yup, that DOES surprise me. No, my novel is NOT about wallabies. They...
View ArticleMy eyes, My eyes!!! | Eye Fatigue, Brain Fatigue, and NaNoWriMo
Well, I hit 12,000 words about an hour into Writer’s Cafe at the Portsmouth Public Library today. My NaNoWriMo 12k word count milestone reward was another Wordle: wordle.net Ahh, how the mighty wallaby...
View ArticleNo… Time… Must… Keep… NaNoWriMo -ing!
Wordle 25,120 down. 24, 880 to go. In four more days. I have no spare words right now… Wish me luck!
View Article#winning NaNoWriMo 2012!
NaNoWriMo, you really took it out of me this month; my everything hurts. But man, was it worth it! I can’t believe I actually finished—writing the last 13,556 words in under 6 hours this evening and...
View ArticleMy Downtown — PechaKucha Night Portsmouth #15, #PortsmouthLOVE edition!
PechaKucha Night Portsmouth #15 — My Downtown Last night’s “My Downtown” PechaKucha Night Portsmouth was fantastic! Lots of great ideas and interesting and though-provoking perspectives were shared. If...
View ArticleTips for NaNoWriMo 2013 from Esteemed Portsmouth Writers and Authors
On the cusp of NaNoWriMo 2013, approximately 20 people gathered at the Portsmouth Public Library this evening to get advice and inspiration from published authors and past NaNoWriMo participants. This...
View ArticleSurviving NaNoWriMo 2014: Share Your Tips!
Before the kickoff of NaNoWriMo 2014, I wrote this guest article over on tanyagold.com: How To Survive NaNoWriMo: An Author Perspective Read article here. I outlined the things that I wished that I...
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