Alas, this year's NaNoWriMo adventure has met an untimely end ( Read more... )

Every time I forget what an utterly pretentious lot writers can be, someone is always there to remind me.

Yes, writing a book is hard work.

Yes, getting published is even harder.

Just because you have done either (and I should note here that while published authors can be some of the worst offenders, in my experience they generally aren't) does ( Read more... )

Today's Typo of the Day:

"and Chase scrambled through the peephole"

That must have been quite a sight. XD

The good news? I finally managed to finish the bulk of my unexpected responsibilities for the month ( Read more... )

Words Written: 1643
Words Total: 3666 ( Read more... )

Words Written: 2023
Words Total: 2023

Off to a very nice start! Which is good, because I'm probably going to have to write most of my words longhand tomorrow. Gotta get my peepers checked, and that means lots of driving and waiting. >.>;

( Day 1 Excerpt: In Which Our Hero is Thoroughly Addled and Has No Grasp of the Gravity of the Situation. Or: Remy Thinks Chase is an Idiot. )

And so the most dedicated of one-month novelists sit poised at their keyboards, eagerly awaiting the stroke of midnight ( Read more... )

Time to get back in this game ( Read more... )

I'm a dope. To the people that know me well, this is probably not big news. The sky is blue, the grass is green, and Shawna's a dope. How this keeps coming as a surprise to me though, I just don't know ( Read more... )

I'M THE WINNER! After eight years, I finally conquered the NaNoWriMo beast! ...I'm now going to go drown myself in booze. XD


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