Status 100 words/100 days — I’ve managed 46 days. A bunch of it is just noodling, but when I started this on December 1, it was so hard to get those words out. I’d be counting every one, avoid the use of contractions, anything to get to that count. I was so out of practice with writing that it literally hurt to do so. Now, I can spew out 100...

Slept rather late this morning after staying up to see the new year in. We went out to get a late breakfast which really was lunch and now intend to spend the rest of the day being quiet, knitting and doing some reading. Before that, though, I wanted to post my goals for January. Also, showing off the new site layout. Write 100 words a day – this is part of...

Here we are, the last day of the year. There were moments when I didn’t think I’d make it with any scrap of sanity, but it’s the 31st and I’m still typing. Time for a look back and a look forward, for both my writing and personally. 2010 Wrote a short story for submission to Big Finish Audio’s Short Trips collection. Unfortunately, it...

New Year’s Day… now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual. — Mark Twain Yup, I’m starting to make my resolutions for 2011. (We will not mention the fact that I had resolved to go to the gym yesterday and didn’t because I ended up working far later than I...

James Moran wrote a post about writing-related things he’d like to do. He stole the idea from Paul Cornell, and I’m going to steal it from him. It seems especially appropriate at this time when thoughts turn toward goals for the coming year. (And even if I wasn’t thinking about it before, the fact I have to complete my self-assessment for my day...

Try to write and finish my posts the previous evening so I’m nit running about like a mad woman trying to finish before I have to get ready for work. Just sayin’ it might be a nice idea and contribute to a certain level of sanity around the place Share this:EmailShare on Tumblr Pin It

Welcome to the morning after. I know some folk probably wrote like mad last night, trying to get the last bits of words in. I cleared some things off my plate, put in my final count (I totaled 36,473, which I’m quite happy with under the circumstances), and relaxed by watching the latest edition of The Fashion Show. Seriously, the show is pure cheeseburger...

“My notes are written in blood on the sand, the same as any writer.” — J. Michael Strackzynski Y’know, there are moments when the quote just kinda says it all. Welcome to week three of NaNoWriMo, halfway through and the moment when we start wondering, “What was I thinking?” Maybe it’s, “What was I thinking signing up...

I always try to do goals on Monday mornings, get a handle on where I’m going for the week. Of late, my efforts have been…less than successful, so I’m going to try a slightly different approach and focus on three goals this week: 1) Decide what my NaNoWriMo project is and at least map beginning, middle, crisis and resolution. I’ve got several...

Goals for today: 1) Gym again. More run/walk. 2) Having proudly stated that I don’t want to let the one sentence story summary hold me back, I need to open a blank file and start on the “whys?” for at least one of these projects. Share this:EmailShare on Tumblr Pin It