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it’s like that

so much to say but can’t get any of it out to make sense. words and ideas jumbled in my head sometimes I wish I could just empty it just for a short time lists and words scribbled on slips high hopes...

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Preping for NaNo

Huh?  For those who don’t know what NaNoWriMo is follow the link. (be mindful of #5 & 9.3333) The short of it is… a month (November) is dedicated to writing a 50,000 word novel. (plot doesn’t...

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and so it begins

T minus 3 hours and counting to… NaNoWriMo In three short hours the east coast of the US starts it feverish rush to squish out at the least 1666 words in 24 hours. They may not make much sense or they...

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Slow start

I started off slow for NaNoWriMo.  I finally got something down yesterday, about 3213 words.  I still need to catch up, I should be up to 5000 words by now. I have no clue what’s going to happen to my...

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8188 words

As of today I’m still behind in word count & the gizmo on NaNoWriMo says I need to write almost 2000 words a day to finish on time.  I did close to that today. And I have 2 more days off to do...

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Procrastination… at its best

I started off NaNo a bit slow.  I found my story idea in a binder of stories that I’ve started and never finished.  Yet I’ve procrastinated my whole week long vacation. I’ve spent a week off from work...

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I said it outloud…

On Friday I went to the Chiropractor and saw Karen. She knows I’m creative & like photography and other artsy endeavors and asked if I had been creative lately. I said no.  I basically told her I...

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In a rut? Write your way out.

Imagine the Unlikely – Tip for writing when you get stuck. I loved this post and had to share with you all.  It really makes me want to get back to writing. I’m thinking that my current work in...

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NaNoWriMo – planning

As a pantser in both blogging and the NaNoWriMo worlds I find it difficult to plan my writing. I mentioned it in my blogger interview with Delia. With NaNo I’ve tried every year since 2009 to write a...

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November is coming

In less than a week I’ll be committing all of my extra time to working on my NaNoWriMo novel.  I’ve got all my gear ready for November. My writing journal that I throw ideas in, my NaNo pocket notebook...

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WordPress is at it again

So I don’t check my blog for a week between prepping for NaNo and starting NaNo I had scheduled posts the week before.  But I stop in to it today and things are looking different again.  What’s up? I...

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DP: Writing Challenge: You never know…

Weekly Writing Challenge: Characters that Haunt You On the edge of the lake she waits. Sitting in her car watching the sun go down across the water. The leaves almost gone from the trees now. Had they...

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Euphoria

Euphoria Overtaking my mind, giddy heart Can’t get enough Plans, promises and dreams Looking forward Time is fleeting Moments eeked out Few and far between Connections undeniable Where will we be When...

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It’s coming…

I don’t mean Halloween, Thanksgiving, or Christmas. I’m talking about a whole month!  A whole month of nothing but butts in seats & fingers on keyboards.  A whole month of dumping the words in your...

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Illusion of Happiness

What I want Is not what I can have I attach myself to the unobtainable In an effort to protect myself I injure myself anyways Of my own doing Of my own mistake No excuse needed for time spent together...

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Win 47 Acres with an Essay

Looky-looky what I found.  This is a little more practical for me than the win a B&B in western Maine.  Closer to my family and where I want to be living. You still have time to enter, the deadline...

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NaNoWriMo is fast approaching

About a week away from the official start of NaNoWriMo 2015. Are you ready? I need your help.  I’ve been working on creating new characters with help from my writing group. Here they are: Austin Craig...

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NaNo Check in

So we’re half way through NaNo, but some of us are not half way through our word count. Like me. As you can see based on my little widget on the left I’m sadly lagging behind.  Between working 40 hrs...

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TGIO NaNoWriMo

Well it is done.  And my word count sucks ass: 13,655 to be exact. My story idea is sound but the nuts and bolts of it are still loose and floating around.  Next year I’m taking the term off during...

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Happy New Year!

Hey friend. *head nod* What’s up? What is going on with you in 2016? As we go into the new year I have some new adventures to look forward to.  Very exciting. I’m going to start SNHU (Southern New...

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