It sure was a dark and stormy night. And day. And night before that. So the road I live on is flooded. Yep, flooded. (The house is okay, it’s on a hill on top of another hill. It’s the other end of the road that’s flooded, so I can get within a half mile of the house, but that’s it.) I spent all day writing my NaNoWriMo novel (okay, part of the day writing and part of the day playing and thinking about writing) in a coffee shop across town (I can think—and write—better when I am far, far away from my house) and I was so looking forward to getting home and writing some more before collapsing on the bed. But now, after finally getting almost home, I’m stuck in a hotel room about five miles away. Ain’t that a kick in the head? See below for photos of my temporary home away from home. Continue reading “It was a dark and stormy night”
Tag: NaNoWriMo
NaNoWriMo update, music to write by, software to write with
I’ve been staying ahead of my writing quota the last few days. I’m currently 13,338 words into my NaNoWriMo novel, (working title: Say a Prayer for Me), so tonight I took some time out to download some interesting novel writing software and tips, sign up for some writing newsletters.
Then it was time to get some new writing music. I finally remembered that I’ve been wanting to get the Battlestar Galactica soundtracks, so I’m downloading those right now from iTunes. Continue reading “NaNoWriMo update, music to write by, software to write with”
NaNoWriMo update, Caught up and surpassed my 3 day quota
I made it to my needed quota of words tonight for this year’s NaNoWriMo: I was three nights behind; we need to write about 1,667 words per night to reach the quota of 50,000 in 30 days; so I needed to churn out 5,001 words and get them uploaded and verified. As of a few minutes ago, that mission was accomplished and surpassed with 5,145 exquisitely scribed and perfectly crafted artifacts of articulate and ever so slightly stream of consciousness loveliness. And since you’ve read that sentence, you’ve got a pretty good idea how the whole novel writing thing is going. Swimmingly! (Which means that, since I have almost no discernible ability to swim, I am, in fact, in way over my head and am in danger of being overwhelmed—indeed, sunk—at every turn!) *Beaming grin* Continue reading “NaNoWriMo update, Caught up and surpassed my 3 day quota”
View from the table where I’m pretending to be writing
I went out to my car a few minutes ago. This is what I call stalling (creatively, of course): I took a photo of the view, which is pretty much the same view I see from the table inside where I’m pretending to write my pretend novel. ;) (Photo below. Click on the thumbnail to see larger image.) Continue reading “View from the table where I’m pretending to be writing”
National Novel Writing Month began Sunday but I did not
Catholic Heart and Mind 