NaNo Update, Week #3

Posted by on Nov 21, 2007 in dish | 2 comments Still behind–about 2,500 words off last year’s pace, which was behind enough in its own right. And I’d been sick for three days. Then. I have no excuse now! Using Chris Baty’s suggestion of 1,667 words per day to make writing 50K in 30 days manageable, I’m more off the pace than on. I owe more words than I’ve written.That’s okay. I think I’m out of...
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NaNo Update, Week #2

Posted by on Nov 15, 2007 in dish | 1 comment As I supposed, I’m behind. Got some good writing done tonight, though. Amazing what free time and a child-free atmosphere can do for your powers of concentrations. I am really looking forward to having time off next week so I can catch up!
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NaNo Update, Week #1

Posted by on Nov 7, 2007 in dish | 0 comments Week One of NaNoWriMo is ending, and I am already seriously behind. My first two days I was ahead of the curve, mostly thanks to a complete synopsis that I’d typed out and divided up amongst the twenty planned chapters of the book. So the word count is including the synopsis words, which will be replaced by text words as the weeks go on. Fair enough.As usual, my problem is that damned...
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Here We Go Again

Posted by on Nov 1, 2007 in dish | 0 comments Not satisfied with one round of crazy, we embark yet again on the month-long insanity which is NaNoWriMo.Stepping into the batter’s box, Life After Little League–a little romance, a little women’s fiction, a little like me. Sort of. At least, the mom and the baseball part. Divorced, not so much (thank God). Forward into the breach…
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Ah, Yes, the Writing Process

Posted by on Sep 15, 2007 in dish | 0 comments Ever wonder what goes through a writer’s mind as she’s staring off into space at odd times, like in the grocery line or while stuck in traffic? Wonder no more. Imagine that your muse(s) work something like this:Lord, help us all.
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