Category Archives: writing
The email that got me hungry — to help others
At work, I get a lot of email. Press releases (cars, medicine, summits, children’s products), email telling me I’m great, email telling me I’ve screwed up, email from friends and coworkers and forwards from all of the above. Microsoft Outlook … Continue reading
NaNoWriMo wrap-up: Week one
In the midst of a chaotic first week of November, it was also the start of National Novel Writing Month — an international effort that asks participants to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days (the month of November). … Continue reading
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Opening old Word docs…
…can be hazardous to your ego. My mom got a new desktop computer for Christmas — a shiny, fast-processing HP Slimline, one of those new-fangled machines that actually boots up quickly and allows users to have more than one window … Continue reading
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Since writers write, I’ll be writing
So after a very long dry spell in which I spent the majority of my time editing, reading and reviewing other people’s books, I’ve recently returned to a novel I started over the summer. I wrote about 17,000 words — roughly … Continue reading
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A healthy dose of NaNo failure
So, friends, I didn’t make it this year. Compiling 50,000 words into some semblance of a novel for National Novel Writing Month just really exceeded my abilities — especially since I spent most of the month making scarves; gallavanting about … Continue reading
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It’s time to get noveling!
Well, folks, National Novel Writing Month is officially underway! After getting home late from a Halloween soiree last night (more on that to come later), I forced my little kohl-covered eyes to stay open long enough for the first 500 … Continue reading
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