Monthly Archives: November 2009

I’M A WEENER!

Posted on November 30, 2009 by mybluescreen

I have just validated my word count (final official count:  50,113), been awarded this cool web badge, and downloaded my customizable certificate of weener-tude. I feels good.  I feels real good. 

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A WONDERFUL SIDE EFFECT OF NANOWRIMO

Posted on November 24, 2009 by mybluescreen

Before the baby was born, I had loads of time to write.  In fact, thinking about how much time I wasted pains me the way burning $100 bills pains Scrooge McDuck. Even so, with all that time up the ying-yang, … Continue reading →

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WHERE I’VE BEEN SPENDING MY “SPARE” TIME THESE DAYS

Posted on November 22, 2009 by mybluescreen

This is where I dream in front of the computer these days.  My NaNoWriMo novel has taken me to breathtaking places. But this is the reason I’ve been a bit quiet.  Just plugging along.  I just broke 36,000 words today.  … Continue reading →

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READING BETWEEN THE LINES

Posted on November 18, 2009 by mybluescreen

I love language, and I had a ton of fun looking up American idioms for a short story I wrote today.  I found myself giggling in Starbucks with people around me wondering what I had up my sleeve.  It’s no … Continue reading →

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RESEARCH GEMS

Posted on November 15, 2009 by mybluescreen

Fat Cat thinks it’s not a good idea to write about a place you’re not familiar with.  My take on it is you go where the story takes you. Of course, it’s ideal to experience firsthand a particular locale, but … Continue reading →

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WHEN DO YOU WRITE?

Posted on November 12, 2009 by mybluescreen

I started this blog entry on the 5th.  This is what I wrote: “It’s 4:14 a.m. as I type this.  I’m 5,283 words into my novel for NaNoWriMo.  My husband and baby are in bed, undoubtedly warm and cuddly, under … Continue reading →

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SUNSHINE STATE

Posted on November 8, 2009 by mybluescreen

NaNoWriMo has completely taken up what very limited free time I have.  I’m at 13,000 words now, so I’m keeping up, though just barely.  But the other writing projects have suffered, including the blog.  I’m working on striking a balance, … Continue reading →

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SO FAR, SO GOOD

Posted on November 3, 2009 by mybluescreen

I’m at 3,574 words and counting. Now to bed.  Fat Cat’s back home from his trip to Texas, and he and Pupsters are both curled up in bed, cozy, warm, and snoozy…and that’s where I wants to be too!

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NaNoWriMo 2009

Posted on November 1, 2009 by mybluescreen

Pow!  And we’re off!  This is the year I go from Participant to Winner!  I will be posting my progress as I go along.  Feel free to nag, badger, and pester at whim. Good luck to everyone crazy enough to … Continue reading →

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