Dear Post-NaNoWri-Mo Sheryl, You didn’t complete a rewrite that came out to 50,000 words. You didn’t “win” NaNoWriMo. And that’s okay. You did complete over 25,000 words, which is still quite a lot. You got sidetracked by someone opening to submissions, requiring you to rewrite a short story to fit it. You also got ideas […]
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This week has been overtaken by kitten related duties. Julius and Sherbert are settling in and slowly learning that we aren’t huge monsters about to eat them, no matter how we nibble on their adorable little paws or snorgle their soft bellies. Popsicle has obtained and surpassed her spay weight and will go in for
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This year, I made it as far as the 14th before I decided to drop out of NaNoWriMo. It’s not because I was horribly behind or ran headlong into writer’s block, or I decided I hate the story. I have four good reasons to stop at this point. Reason #1: I am working on a
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For the most part I been on schedule for NaNoWriMo, chugging away at turning out my 1667 words. Sometimes I have managed to produce a little more. I have been consistent through Wednesday of last week, until I had to break my pattern. This may be my downfall. I didn’t make my goal Thursday, Friday,
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Dear Middle-of-November-Sheryl, You decided to indulge in the madness that is NaNoWriMo. You’ve done this before, and you’ll probably do it again. You question every time if it is worth doing. Remember every time you push yourself a little harder, and you learn a little more. I know you feel like you are cheating because
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