Writing Life

The life most real to me. As evidenced by the preponderance of posts.

Pick that Nit!

Liquid Silver, you can pick that nit anytime. Here’s what she said in her lovely review of one of my fanfics, “I caught a little mistake in your use of German. In chapter 4, you let Schuldig say “Was ist das?” as the literal translation of “What is it?” (or so I assume). The correct […]

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Second Week Slump

545 lousy words today, and I don’t even have a reason.  *sigh* On the NaNo boards they say it’s the second week slump, and keep going.  Well, yeah.  Doesn’t change the fact that I’ve got a lousy darn wordcount.  Going by averages, I should have 13,334 (13,333.33333 etcetera) words by now.  I have 12,457.  Not

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NaNoing?

What is the definition of NaNoing, you ask?  Here’s the Merriam-Webster definition.  (okay, not really, but I did steal their layout.) NaNo Function verb Inflected Form(s): NaNoed; NaNoing. Etymology: Modern English NaNo, from NaNoWriMo transitive verb 1. To write madly in order to reach an unreasonable wordcount within an insane deadline with a story that

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Wowza…

2421 words.  That puts me at…9,867 words.  I hate to stop so close to ten thousand, but the road martians are telling me it’s time for beddie-bye. *sigh* This is…incredible.  Who knew NaNoing was not only a word, it’s a word that excuses a multitude of goofs?  “Can’t talk right now, I’m NaNoing.”  “No, let’s

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You Call That an Ending??

1745 words on the NaNovel.  That’s cool.  Movie night tonight.  Doubly cool. Watched the end of Wolf’s Rain tonight.  Not cool.  That ending sucked.  Okay, maybe it did make sense.  Doesn’t stop it from SUCKING. The show itself is very worth watching.  Involved plot, engaging characters, bishies everywhere (you knew that), the whole shebang.  Lots

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Whattaya Mean, Wrong POV?

So I’m over 4,000 words into my NaNovel, and I figure out I’m in the wrong POV.  I’m in Rafe, limited third, when I need Taro, either third or first (I’m thinking first.  But is that just because I’ve never written him in third?) Anyway.  What do you think I did?  Cry?  Throw things?  Give

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