I Lose, But Am Not A Loser…

Hey.  Just climbing out of the shell-shocked, self-imposed trench of NaNoWriMo.  I did well for my first time out — 40K plus as of today; I will finish off the novel itself during December; as I want to flesh out my characters and locale.  Plus, there’s that tricky part of the ending…ah, just kidding, I [...]

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20K is not 20 kilometers, but it feels like it…

It’s 20,000 words TOTAL as of today for  my NaNoWriMo, and I did a marathon writing session today while T.A. was down in da City for meetings, et al.
Marathon means many many words came out of my wittle head through my wittle fingers. 
5,000 words today, working from 8:30 to 4ish with substantial breaks for cat wrangling, fire [...]

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A Message from the Writing Trenches

Dear Reader,
You know that I have been trying very hard to keep you amused and informed about my rather tedious life.  However, for the next three weeks, until Nov. 30, I will only be appearing on my blog in a minimal manner unless something absolutely freaking momentous happens.  Why, you ask? 
NANOWRIMO.
National Novel Writing Month.  I’ve [...]

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Ladies and Gentlemen, The President of The United States

I haven’t been happy to be an American for the last 8 years, maybe even longer than.  But tonight, and, I hope, for the coming four years, I think I can now stand out in my front yard and yell,  “HEY!  I LIVE IN THE BEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD, DAMMIT!”
All I gotta say is Wow.  [...]

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