Monthly Archives: February 2005

TAKING NOTES

I am now only a little more than 48 hours away from being able to begin writing my novel. I have been taking notes LIKE MAD. It’s been great! A few times I thought, okay, that’s it, I can’t add … Continue reading

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CHRIS BATY IS A GENIUS!

I am two days into taking notes for my novel and I am so angry at all the Creative Writing teachers I’ve ever had! Why didn’t they teach me the stuff Chris Baty so obviously points out in his one … Continue reading

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NANO

I’ve made a decision. I have gone as far as I can in Chris Baty’s book about writing a novel in a month, and by George, I’m going to do it! I’m going to do it in November of course, … Continue reading

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Horatio Hornblower: the Picture Definition of “Swashbuckler”

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NANO!!!!!!!!

I am reading the book No Plot? No Problem! by Chris Baty, who created NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and I am on fire for this project! This guy has the most (if you’ll pardon the pun) NOVEL ideas about … Continue reading

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‘THERE FOR YOU’

On an episode of Seinfeld, when an attractive couple they know breaks up, Jerry and Elaine dream up an ingenious way to be sure they are first in line with the suddenly romantically available. They decide to call up the … Continue reading

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