Wednesday, November 9, 2005
Hitting The Writing Wall
It’s not that I don’t know where I’m supposed to be going, I’m just not sure how to get there. I’ve hit the dreaded 1/3 mark in my National Novel Writing Month novel and am a bit stuck as to how to move my plot forward so I’ll get to the end. So my progress slowed to a crawl yesterday, writing...
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Tuesday, November 8, 2005
Writing Crap and Feeling Good About It
I was talking to a friend about my NaNo Novel. Basically telling him that the deadline of 50,000 words by the end of the month was going to stretch me. I’m not used to having to write that much every day (I’ve been doing about 2,000 words a day). It’s certainly stopping me from going back and...
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Monday, November 7, 2005
Admitting Defeat
I have participated in both Blogit Write-Offs so far, but there is no way that I can participate this month. Besides having no ideas, I also have no time. Entering the National Novel Writing Month competition has taken up a remarkable amount of my writing time. I’m not struggling too hard to keep up...
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Saturday, November 5, 2005
Making Time and Finding Space For Your Writing
I am writing this on Saturday morning at the library. I have taken my shiny new laptop with me to the library on top of the hill and have put on my headphones to listen to the mournful songs of the Cowboy Junkies and have settled into my favourite chair to write. This is my time and space to get...
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Friday, November 4, 2005
Have You Heard This Song?
Yesterday, while I was driving around with the girls, with the radio on, I heard the new song by Melissa Etheridge, I Run For Life. (Ok I know it’s not new, but it is new as a radio single instead of a TV ad.) These days when songs don’t really mean anything and you need a video to figure out what...
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Thursday, November 3, 2005
False Optimism and A Burst of Words
Well I wrote my outline and the first few pages of my NaNo Novel. My word count as of this morning is just over 4,000, which means that I am right on schedule to make the 50,000 for November 30 at midnight. But I have also noticed that I wrote more blogs and e-mails and chatted with friends on line...
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Wednesday, November 2, 2005
Blog Revised To Reflect My Insanity
OK, with the support of my spouse I have taken the plunge and entered the National Novel Writing Month Competition. It’s crazy for me to attempt this on so many levels. I have a busy life with two small kids to raise. I have other writing that I am doing. I am learning to run so I can race a...
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Tuesday, November 1, 2005
Has Anyone Here Signed Up For NaNoWriMo?
Yes it’s November 1 st. The first day of National Novel Writing Month. The object (as far as I can tell) is to sit down and crank out a 50,000 word novel in a month. It doesn’t have to be publishable, hell it doesn’t even have to be good, but it does have to be at least 50,000 words. Has anyone in...
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Sunday, October 30, 2005
Empty Page, Empty Head
I don’t normally get writer’s block. On any given day I can sit down and pound out a couple of thousand words on pretty much any thought that’s flitting through my head. I can pick up a story I haven’t worked on for ages and find a new twist and write away for an hour solid before realizing that my...
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Thursday, October 27, 2005
Are You Writing For Your Ideal Reader?
I have an ideal reader. Here on Blogit, I think my ideal reader is a real person. She gets me. She knows my inside jokes and seems to connect with everything I write. GinnieB is my ideal blog reader (and quite possibly my ideal reader in other areas too). When I write a sentimental post, I wonder if...
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