I forgot to categorize it. Might mean something. Probably doesn’t.
Made wordcount again. I just have to keep telling myself it doesn’t matter if I’m getting the characters’ voices wrong. Writing is how I’ll figure that out. Yes, my first drafts are often more like elaborate outlines. I’ve known that for a while. And sometimes, they’re a map to what I don’t want to do. […]
NaNo 2013: Day Two Read More »
So remember how I was doing that list the other day of things I should do before NaNo? Yeah, that’s going well. It’s been a busy week, what with people not at work and lots of kids having crises including my own and all that other life stuff that always pounces me when I’m trying
Making Changes to the NaNo Prep-List Read More »
So I have a new habit. When I’m driving home from work, it tends to take me a while. When I’m driving back from appointments, I tend to get lost. And when I’m driving back from dinner and don’t have to be anywhere until bedtime… Tonight we were tired, and there were coupons, so we
I’m 43 and I’m trying to learn how to be more responsible with money. I’m trying to remind myself that if I want THAT, I may have to learn to do without THIS. With that in mind, yesterday I took a certain amount of cash, and resolved not to spend any more than that, and
Sometimes You Just GOTTA Read More »
So I’ve been on this Game On! diet for a month. It’s gone awesomely! But I’m now a day away from the end of it, and I’m looking at ways to be less strict without blowing it and gaining back everything I lost. A little background–I’ve spent the past month preparing nearly everything from scratch
The Hidden Sugar in…Everything? Read More »
Work’s been wild. Still love my car. Decided Ben’s story needs a COMPLETE REWRITE. Like, there’s maybe three scenes I want to keep mostly as they are. I’m adding to it at a rate of maybe fifty words a day right now–praying that’ll pick up as I get less tired and more sure of where
Effin’ Wednesdays, Too Read More »
I love three-day weekends, but man…Tuesday morning. F–cking†Tuesday morning. Have a kitten. †Redacted in an attempt to be gentle to others suffering this morning.