IT'S DECEMBER. IT'S ADVENT. 24 DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS. And a foot of snow was dumped on Ohio. Me trying to get out of the driveway yesterday WRITING Well, first off, another NaNoWriMo IN THE BAG. This is my 5th NaNo and the 2nd I've won (the first three were....not great but not too terribly awful. … Continue reading bleary eyed and clinging onto a rocket hurtling towards the new year (November Wrap Up
Saturday Morning Post, Vol. 39
Another NaNoWriMo won and done and in the bag *brushes off hands*. I finished at 1 am on Thanksgiving, fueled by brownie cheesecake. If lucky, I'm halfway through the novel and intend to continue writing it through December (I had this grand plan at the beginning of NaNo that I would finish it by the … Continue reading Saturday Morning Post, Vol. 39
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Saturday Morning Post, Vol. 35
(just finished watching the Mandalorian and now watching the British Baking Show. It's a good Friday night) Tomorrow is All Hallow's Eve/Halloween/Almost NaNoWriMo. I was thinking back to waaaaay long ago, and I remember sitting on the porch during Trick-or-Treating wearing a cloak and masquerade mask writing....a blog (which is very Bernadette of me. I … Continue reading Saturday Morning Post, Vol. 35
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Introducing NaNoWriMo 2020 (let’s hope it’s not as bad as the rest of the year)
IT'S TIME. IT'S REALLY REALLY TIME. NaNoWriMo is coming up THIS WEEKEND. (AND The Mandalorian. We'll just ignore election day looming in the near distance). I'm am PUMPED. Oh and it's gonna be Halloween (almost time for me to sport my glow-in-the-dark elf years.) This will be my 5th year doing NaNoWriMo *gapes*. It's become … Continue reading Introducing NaNoWriMo 2020 (let’s hope it’s not as bad as the rest of the year)
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Saturday Morning Post Vol. 32
Let me tell you a story about a writer endlessly wandering her neighborhood. It's the height of the lockdown. April 59th. (Or was it March 33rd?). I feel like I remembering it being warm so it could by May 41st. But also....like I can remember when the lockdown began but not when it actually ended … Continue reading Saturday Morning Post Vol. 32
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Saturday Morning Post, Vol. 31
YO HO ME HEARTIES It is Talk Like a Pirate Day and also *drum roll* But me promise I will not be talk'in yar ear off about me voyages and the time I was marooned. NaNoWriMo is fast approaching (can you tell I'm excited because I've mentioned it like at least once every blog for … Continue reading Saturday Morning Post, Vol. 31
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Saturday Morning Post, Vol 19
Getting back to normal. But what the heck is normal? Is normal good? Do we even want to get back to normal? I do want to get back to normal BUT *and here we're gonna hold this thought* *also yes to normal meaning I want to be able to leave the house without reasonably worrying … Continue reading Saturday Morning Post, Vol 19
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Writing Like a Freight Train (I might kinda recommend it)
This is kinda of a long story so I'll try to sum up as nicely as possible. *ahem* A while back I had the idea to write a novel in a style I called "stream, of consciousness" or "brain dumping "(I know I know. That is basically pantsing but just bear with me alright). That … Continue reading Writing Like a Freight Train (I might kinda recommend it)
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NaNoWriMo 2019 Wrap Up
Um....so....I WON???? I WON NANOWRIMO 2019!!!! Not even kidding, but it took me FOUR YEARS to win NaNoWriMo. I ended at 50,113 compared to the other three years ending at: 2018: 26k 2017: 38k 2016: 27k So how did I actually win this year and not fall miserably short like the other years? Honestly, not … Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2019 Wrap Up
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What was October? Nanowrimo?
IT'S THE END OF OCTOBER. Actually, it's November now. Less than two months till Christmas. Santa's elves already have started showing up at my house, not that they're much help... October was - fall? Like it got chilly and brisk and rainy and windy and sunshine on green leaves (the leaves took a LONG time … Continue reading What was October? Nanowrimo?
