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Two Things
…That Go Well Together. This post about … Love? Light? Emails? Hard to say. And this song about…
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Marching
So, as it turned out February wasn’t the best month for staying off facebook and finishing my novel. There’s probably a lot of reasons for that, and though I’d like to blame facebook for every piece of wasted time, reality … Continue reading
Completely Gratuitous.
Getting home from work, the house smelled like another country. Sarah was in the kitchen, swearing over a ginourmous wok, and I dumped my bag in the corner before peering over her shoulder. “Smells… good!” “Huh. That hesitation was just … Continue reading
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Penpals?
When I think of penpals, I think of a message in bottle. I was 9, and liked to write. So I wrote down a little greeting, asked for a reply, included my address, and sealed the whole thing up in … Continue reading
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Day 19
Puh, another word target reached today! Have a grand total of over 22 000 words – though some of that is planning-notes and reminders to self. The whole thing is starting to get a bit long and unmanageable, I can’t … Continue reading
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Day… what?
I think the date is the 17th, but that’s definitely not where I’m up to with the writing. I worked out a new required run-rate last night (well, you know), and I’m up to 2600 words per day! If I’m … Continue reading
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Day 11 000
I got to a grand total of 11,086 words today! Pretty chuffed, though of course that still means I’m a fair bit behind schedule. Only one exam to go, and then there’ll be more time to devote to this… as … Continue reading
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Day 6
By today, if I’d been on track, I would have had 10 002 words. I’ve got 7053, and have spent a bit of time today procrastiplanning developing the plot, the outline of the story, where the characters will appear and … Continue reading
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Day 5
1020 words! Not bad, but I think I only have the force of procrastination to thank. The next morning I met Sarah in the kitchen. “Cuppa?” “Sure” I answered, but it came out as a croak and she turned towards … Continue reading
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