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nano nano

November 1, 2009 – 10:09 pm

NaNoWriMo: Day 1 was a rousing success. I got almost 1700 words and can’t wait to do it again tomorrow. This is because I am a crazy person, but crazy people are fun, right?
Not So is watching Ghostbusters. This is what we do. We watch things.
In other news, I was really sick a couple of [...]

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wash your hands afterward

September 3, 2009 – 2:00 pm

So. Don’t tell anybody but I seem to be re-working my manuscript. The first one. From 1998. There’s no good reason for this, except for the fact that there is clearly something wrong with me (and also I’m waiting to hear back from any of my several beta readers before I can do another draft [...]

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buckle up, buckle down

February 12, 2009 – 12:05 am

I may be the only person who takes a vacation to write a novel.
To be fair, the damned thing’s about 80% finished already. Well, maybe 75%. The point is, I’ve got verbiage, people, and I’m not afraid to use it.
I started this book (not to be confused with the other three books which are [...]

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NaNo NaNo

October 31, 2008 – 11:03 pm

Happy NaNoWriMo, everyone! Yes, I’m doing it again this year. This is because I am a crazy person.
I’m ridiculously excited. I’ve got all my notes bookmarked, copied into Scrivener, or saved. I’ve got a reference book lurking just to the right of my bed (it’s a psychological thriller, this year’s novel, which is an [...]

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