Author Archives: thathobbitlady

COUPON NO MORE

Just a quick note to say that I have decided to give up couponing, because I just do not have time for it anymore, and it simply isn’t worth the trouble. It has been so liberating to be able to … Continue reading

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MOVIES!!!!!!

Awesome! Just went to Blockbuster and spent the gift certificate we got from Anna for Christmas (and had to add in some extra on Visa), but we got four—count ’em, four!—awesome movies: 1. Napoleon Dynomite 2. The Day After Tomorrow … Continue reading

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I CAN DO ANYTHING!!!

So here’s the thing: so far my novel is up to about 110,000 words and I haven’t lost any steam. I’m feeling so encouraged that I can actually do this, actually complete a work of fiction. This has always been … Continue reading

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ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS?

My 31 days were up on Tuesday, at which point I think I was somewhere around 85,000 words. I wrote a summary ending of the story in order to fulfill the Nano requirements. I will “flesh out” my ending at … Continue reading

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I’M SO SMART!

I’m so smart! Well, really I’m not, because it took me so very long to figure out these things, but at least I did eventually figure them out. In the last several weeks, I have come up with some good … Continue reading

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ONE THING THE INTERNET IS GOOD FOR

I have discovered something the internet is good for. I say that as if previously I was not aware of ANYTHING the internet is good for. That’s not so, but this is one very important function, at least as far … Continue reading

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OUT OF CONTROL

Okay, this thing is officially out of control. At the end of Day 22, I am up to about 58,000 words. I am long past the issue of whether or not I am going to make 50,000 words. The real … Continue reading

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36,250 words. The house is a mess. Have only used Roomba once in the last week. Hair needs to be colored. Fish tank needs to be cleaned. Eating sandwiches for dinner. Kids on their own. Things need to be returned … Continue reading

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NEW ROOM

In the middle of my novelling (I’ve stopped counting words) I am getting a new room! The other day Joey said he would like to have my downstairs room (so he could keep his amp and his guitars in there, … Continue reading

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NOVEL UPDATE

March 9. I’m almost at 25,000 words (only one page away). So…I’m less than a third of the way done on time, but about half done on word count. IF I was writing a 50,000 word novel, which apparently I’m … Continue reading

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