When I was a child, we had a huge Advent calendar on our wall that went up about 2 days before December 1st. It was a house, and every day in December, we got to move Santa closer and closer to the Christmas tree in the living room. I love Christmas. So this year, I …
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(metrics) Day 28, more NaNo counts
Posted on November 28, 2010
I finished Chapter 25 of Last Rites today, and made myself cry. The entire end of this book is making me very emotional. *sniff* Gotta get through it, though. Between homework and work tomorrow, i didn’t have time to work on the sekrit project, but I did work on Rites, and I put Word on …
(podcasting) New short story up!
Posted on November 28, 2010
So, I wrote a story for this cool writing blog called EveryPhoto Tells…- basically, they post a photo every month and invite folks to submit short stories based on the photo. I really enjoy listening to the stories, and today, there’s one by me! Answers in the Wild And if you want to check out …
(metrics) Day 27, and more secrets
Posted on November 27, 2010
Secret project, that is. I’m having a lot of fun with it, and blew nearly through the first part tonight in about an hour. 30 minutes of writing, and over 1k! I really do well when I have the right mindset. And that’s what this 365 days of writing is all about, the right mindset. …
(metrics) a day behind…
Posted on November 27, 2010
I wrote last night, but it was on the big computer, so I had to wait until I got downstairs to post them. Trust me, otherwise it screws my numbers up. Taking a few days off from Last Rites to work on something new. Something fun. Something you might see kind of soon. Starting Count: …
(personal) The Day After Thanksgiving
Posted on November 26, 2010
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving yesterday! I spent the day with 4 generations of my family: my grandmother, who is 94, my parents, my sibs and husband and sister’s boyfriend, and my niece, who is 4. It was awesome, and noisy, and fun, and totally what I needed. I did no writing …
(metrics) Day 24 – more NaNo and more words
Posted on November 24, 2010
Today was another hard day writing. I think I’m beginning to burn out: on this book, on NaNo, and on life in general. But I’m still writing, even if it’s just 300 words at a time. I can do this. I’ll work through it. Really. Really. Starting Count: 92114 Ending Count: 92510 Net Gain: +396 …
(metrics) Day 23 – just a day later.
Posted on November 24, 2010
Yep, wrote longhand last night – couldn’t face my keyboard. I think I’m starting to hit that end of book-itis that Nobilis Reed was talking about on Twitter this morning. It could also be that I’m tired and stressed – ah well, it’s a first world problem. 😛 I did write before I dropped off …
(metrics) Day 22, back to morning pages and NaNo
Posted on November 22, 2010
Yes, I’m still on track! I knew I wouldn’t hit 50k this month, and I’m okay with that. I’m writing every day, and I’m slowly inching forward on this novel. And let’s be honest: I’m never going to be the type of writer that can do Lowells in a day. I’m just not. But I …
(metrics) Day 21 – no NaNo, but words on a new project
Posted on November 21, 2010
Not a lot of writing today, as I was fighting with the website and then doing some audio work I’d promised folks. Then, it was realization that eek, December is in 9 days! NINE Days! EEEK! So I started the work that I should have started oh, a month ago, for a special treat for …