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Sunday is made for Chex Mix!!!

And writing.  And laundry.  And cooking.  It’s one of those days. I need to write today – I’ve got two blog posts I need to write, as well as the outline for NaNoWriMo.  I also need to answer email, and make food for what is going to be a busy week.  And there’s almost no …

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Deadline met!

My newest short is done and off to the editor. 5499 words. Giant spiders. Wine barrels. Demons. What’s not to love?

Convoy metrics

Starting Count: 0 Ending Count: 1008 Total Words: 1008 Starting Line: “It’s an easy enough job.” Ending Line: He was as good as his word. Rose was napping when he came back in, curled up in the overstuffed chair in front of the dying fire, but the sound of his scales shushing along the tiled …

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(writing/personal) Turning over a new leaf

I’m trying to make myself a little more accountable lately.  Hopefully, this time, the change will stick. Miles walked today: .87 (I walked 1.07 miles yesterday, so I’m not sure where I am.  I’ll figure it out for tomorrow’s blog.) Morning Pages: Day 63 – I’ve done two full months, and I think it’s finally …

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(metrics) Apparently Val does not know how to add…

Starting Word Count: 6966 Ending Word Count: 7568 New Words: 602 Starting Lines: “That happened in the crash?” I wondered how fast she’d been going when she hit the tree. Ending Lines: It hadn’t been; Marguerite herself came out to apologize for the lack. “It usually comes around 9 am, but for some reason, it’s …

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(metrics) Bloody ghosts and car crashes

Starting word count: 2326 Ending word count: 2903 New words: 577 Starting lines: He leaned on his cane, looking down at me, wry amusement and pain warring in his blue eyes. I didn’t recognize him, but he apparently recognized me. “Really, Sapph,” he continued, not bothering to extend a hand to me as I just …

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(metrics/writing) Not dead. Just writing ghosts, that’s all.

I’ve been absent.  Sorry about that.  Life has been…well, it’s been life.  But I have been writing!  I even have metrics for today!   Starting Count: 0 Ending Count: 1421 New words: 1421 Starting line: “Jesus Christ, Sapph, what the hell are you doing?”   Ending line: A shudder walked across my skin at that …

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(writing/letters/update) Day two of the month – on track!

Lots done today! 750 words – check. Letter sent – check (to my adorable niece!) Words on Forgotten – 1003 (made up for yesterday, so still on track for the month.) Court report sent in to Brigantia – check. Email updated – check. Going to fall into bed now – check.

(goals/recap) In with the new, out with the old

2012 is here.  2011 has left.  While it wasn’t as bad a year for me as it was for some of my friends, I’m not sorry to see it go.  It’s a new year, and that means a chance to look at what I’ve done in the past year, and what will be happening in …

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(personal/metrics) Finally, a day off!

It was weird, working this Thursday. Sigh, guess I’ll have to get used to it! I’m enjoying being home to eat with hubby, though, even if it IS hard to get up at 6:30 am every morning. Today is a writing/cooking/cleaning day. I’ve already gotten 12 kittens’ worth of words (1200 words, for those not …

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