National Novel Writing Month was a success for me!

Quick stats:

• title - Enough is Full of Romance (though I wrote it as Almost Maybes)
• genre - romance (umm, big surprise?)
• 50,000 words - November 23
• final word count - 60,107 words

Not too bad! I probably could have written more but I had to balance time between writing, work, and family time. ( Read more... )

if I whisper your name
will you hear it on the breeze
an unfamiliar voice
soft and low
will you reach out in whimsy
curious and open
then laugh at the notion
yet still wonder
at the longing that clings
gentle upon your heart

It’s been awhile since a bit of poetry so I thought, why not? I should write more poetry…


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This post is late because I spent Sunday afternoon/evening hanging out with my cousins. So why not talk about that?

My uncle and cousin live in Las Vegas and they were out this way for a shot visit. It’s been a couple of years at least since we’ve seen them so it was a great time of eating and catching up. I never thought so when I was growing ( Read more... )

This world is at such a crossroads. Hit after hit after hit and you just keep going. You work, you play, you love, you laugh, you cry, you break, you remember, you mend, you live. Above all, you live. You wake up, you take a deep breath, you hold on to that peace just a moment longer, then you start your day, you start a new moment of your life.
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During the week, I write my thoughts in a Google Doc called “TWITL 2020 - ideas.” Most of the stuff I write there doesn’t make it to this blog because it’s so personal and meant just for me. It’s the place where I try to work things out in my head so that maybe I can write a more subdued, subtle version of it here. What usually happens is that my ( Read more... )

The weather is getting warmer and I’m not ready for it. It’s only April and we’ve already hit the upper 80s. It doesn’t really help that we’re basically stuck at home and can’t go out to hang out. Alas.


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I’m so grateful I have a routine that involves leaving the house twice a week to work in the office. I think it’s keeping me from going stir crazy. I’ve had to figure out what work needs to be done NOW and what can wait a little. Consequently, I have lots of filing to do whenever I’m in the office. I can only do so much paperwork at home…

This ( Read more... )

It’s nice having a sort of routine now. It’s a weird routine but I feel less aimless, I suppose. Part of me wishes that I had chosen two days in a row to go in for work but I know it’s better to be in for Tuesdays and Thursdays.


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Welcome to December! National Novel Writing Month 2019 was a success for me. I hit the 50k word count on November 25 and finished the story the next day. It was a little strange to write a prequel but it does give me more background and direction to the main story (the one I started in June). I enjoy the characters so much and now I’m going to go ( Read more... )

time flies and flutters
drawing close then floating out
connecting in dreams


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