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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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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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