Author Archives: thathobbitlady

PROGRESS

Too busy writing my NOVEL to comment much here. Much progress being made. I’m about 1 week into it, and about 9,000 words, I think. Although, judging from where I am in the storyline, I’m going to need a lot … Continue reading

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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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HAPPY

I just read Mary’s list of what makes her happy, and I was inspired to make my own. So, for whatever it’s worth, this is what makes me happy, and pretty much in this order: 1. Jesus. If you don’t … Continue reading

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LONG WEEKEND

It has been a lovely, lazy, long weekend. I say “lazy” because I got the chance to sit around the house and did not really allow myself to get stressed out too much (as is best in January) but it … Continue reading

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JANUARY BLUES

It’s January, the second worse month of the year (August has NO redeeming qualies, stuck right in the middle of hurricane season. At least January may bring cooler temps and virtually no chance of a hurricane, and there are TWO … Continue reading

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