Rattling around clicking out words. Nothing new on characters or plot today, but theme exploration is coming nicely — remember, this year’s NaNo is all about regularity. Writing regularly. Finding my way. Given some of the headlines, it shouldn’t come as too large a surprise that one of the themes … Continue reading →
A comfortable 3242 words today. And an odd, odd development. You knew about Sakura I mentioned the cherry trees Today, Rotikkans showed up. A creature I dreamed about this morning just before waking up. As mentioned in the last post, it’s an alligator-like creature that slithers on its back. It … Continue reading →
I have a new creature, and I don’t know what to call it. It’s an alligator able to slither on it’s back. It’s able to use its arms and legs to carry things as it travels. Any ideas?
Continue reading →I purchased Mindjet MindManager after a couple weeks on the trial download. I’ve been using it for several things — whether mapping my ever-expanding job at work (I have version 5 on my desk at work, and that was my first exposure to it) or laying out my NaNo “novel” … Continue reading →
A little slower day. I’m going to get some sleep and come back at it tomorrow. More drivel. Of course. It’s NaNo. What else would I be writing?
Continue reading →On track for word count goals. Today’s highlight? Right at the end, I found a character. Yup. After 5000 words of drivel, I found a character. I think I’ve mentioned KT Tunstall’s song “Big Black Horse and A Cherry Tree” has been calling to me? I couldn’t figure out why. … Continue reading →
Steve (or, more formally, S. William) has tagged me to enlighten you about five unique or interesting things about myself. Yeah. It’s ok to pick on the contest winner — even if she’s NaNoing. So, watch this space for unique or interesting things about moi. (But it’s ok to breathe … Continue reading →
Thank you to everyone for their good wishes. I have no idea where this is going. So far, I have to characterize it as stream of consciousness. If you want to see a brief excerpt of just how scary that is, here you go: Heaven forbid someone should point out … Continue reading →
I’m dragging, but NaNoWriMo kicks off at midnight, and I want to nail a couple words before turning in for the night. I feel as if I get a positive head start that way. Besides, the second game of the NBA double-header is still going on. Not that I cared … Continue reading →
PBW has posted the links for the e-Book Challenge entries. There’s something for everyone. Got a few minutes? Check out one of the shorter entries. Want something a little longer? You’ll find that there, too. Fifty-one entries in all. Some are established authors; others are authors of the future. Go … Continue reading →
