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I am so behind on NaNoWriMo it's ridiculous. I'm not sure if NaNo and being a teacher are compatible, but I'm going to keep working whenever I can.

According to my NaNo stats, I will finish my 50,000 words on December 25 if I continue to work at my current pace. That's kind of significant in its own way.

1. I'm thinking of starting a separate journal just for my NaNo project... is anyone actually reading the excerpts I post? Would you be more likely to read them if they were all in one place? Are you too busy to read them because you're working on your own writing 24/7 ( Read more... )

When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, `it means just what I choose it to mean -- neither more nor less ( Read more... )

I thought it would be interesting later in the month to be able to look back at all the things I've researched for Plain Jane, so I'm starting this post to keep track of it all.

Naming Characters:
Most common surnames in Denmark
Translations of "wolf" in other languages

Jane's Skillset and Interests:
I still can't tell whether Jane is a cultural ( Read more... )

The Spider And The Fly
by Mary Howitt"Will you walk into my parlor?" said the spider to the fly ( Read more... )

Morning at the windowby T.S. Eliot ( Read more... )

My mind is racing and I can't decide if it's glee about feeling well again, coffee, or if I'm just high on life.

1. I've been reading Carrie Jones' Captivate and I love the way she's tied the pixies into a deeper mythology. I fell asleep reading Captivate last night and woke up with a head full of whole scenes for my own novel. How is it that ( Read more... )

I've been following Justine Larbalastier and Scott Westerfield's writing tips all month. One of Mr. Westerfield's tips is to use word clouds. While this is really more of an editing/revision tip, it's fun, so here goes.

My Worldle Word Cloud for Tangled:

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On this, day 27 of NaNoWriMo (don't let the date fool you, I haven't gone to bed yet so I maintain that it is still Friday in Drafting Zone), I have become a word whore.

I started this post at the LJ NaNo community. It's blatant word whoring AND I'M NOT ALONE ( Read more... )