I was a couple hundred words short, so I introduced seventeen characters to be participants in the gay guys’ Earth Mother enclave. My characters spend too much time living life in their heads. I figured if I’m going to have some kind of Earth Mother cult going, I may as … Continue reading →
Just squeaked out 1699 words today bringing the grand total for the month to 11, 805. I no longer know where this story is going. It just took an interesting and major change in direction today. Are my villains part of the good guys? Are the good guys really the … Continue reading →
I got caught up after yesterday’s short day. We didn’t do too much else today — just cruised a few yard sales, went to breakfast, and picked up a few items from Wal-Mart. Hubby made more dirt, and we both played with kittens for a lot of the day. The … Continue reading →
Five hundred and four words today. This puts me behind about eight hundred words. We got errands run and groceries bought today. Spent time with hubby. Didn’t get much writing time. UPDATE: Wouldn’t you know it. I type that I’m done, and then I get a burst of a few … Continue reading →
I scraped out an additional 2085 words today bringing us to a grand total to date of 7092. As in previous years, I’m trying to get a little ahead early on. Writing by the seat of the pants makes that challenging at best, because the story isn’t in my head … Continue reading →
Count for today was 2014 — I was a little behind after yesterday, so I knew I had to catch up a little. Cut more on another tree that will not die today. I removed nails from old fence sections that are being broken up. Did some laundry. Played with … Continue reading →
845 words for Day Two bringing us to a total of 2838 for the month. Took down a dead tree to the fence height. Trimmed the pitisporum bushes. Cleared brush from the corner of the yard. Voted. Pulled a few weeks. We’ve been watching election returns and playing with kittens … Continue reading →
Good, solid start. Introduced three characters. Two more to go — maybe. Can’t complain about 2093 words. We got a solid start on the reasons we’re spending this month in San Antonio. I removed one dead tree that was threatening the phone and cable lines coming into the house. We … Continue reading →
November is rapidly approaching. Yes, I’ll be participating in National Novel Writing Month (NaNo) again this year. I’ll be doing Fooling Mother Nature as a satire. I don’t think I’ve attempted satire before, and I think this story lends itself to it. As usual, I’ll be doing it by the … Continue reading →
There must be something in the water this week. I’ve been reading some interesting posts in the blogosphere. First, was Shannon Stacey’s from October 23rd. She had an “Extra” kid from the neighborhood at her house. When she asked him if he needed to call home or anything, and he … Continue reading →