Why I Changed My Mind

Listening to: Kings of Convenience, “Power of Not Knowing” Note: After I write this, I am fully prepared to go into hiding and save myself from the Evil Cabal of Evil Alter Egos, who are all going to KILL ME. So, uh…I decided not to do NaNo. Now wait, before you pile on…this is a […]

PIE! (and other things)

Listening to: KaiserCartel, “Favorite Song” (This song is so adorable & sweet, I recommend you give it a listen) Here’s the pie from last Thursday’s Fall Bakeoff on Twitter. Apple with a crumb topping. It was pretty good, but I’ll do a few things differently next time. Thinking of making another one this week, and […]

Confessional

Okay. So. Confession time. This is really, really hard to admit, so I’m just gonna come right out and say it. *Braces self*. I haven’t written a word of fiction since November. Gah! I want to go run behind a chair or something, so ya’ll can’t see me. I mean, yes, I worked on the […]

All right, FINE.

All right. I’ll come back. I’ve been avoiding the blog recently because, well, I just didn’t really feel like it. NaNo went south for me (and not in the good, “hey it’s warmer down here” way, more like the “this book belongs in a basement somewhere, gathering dust and being eaten by rodents” kinda way). […]

NaNoWriMo Quirks, or: Wherein Our Author Cracks Herself Up

One interesting effect of NaNo is the increase in the reviewing comments I make to myself as I’m writing. Since, for the most part, it’s all going straight from my brain to the page in a big messy sprawl of words, and I have some serious OCD issues, I can’t let some things go by […]

Just a question…

So, uh…could we change NaNoWriMo to NaNoWriTwo-Weeks-and-One-Day? No? Okay. Just checking. Back to work.

NaNo Status Update, Day 14: On Wordiness

Listening to: Rise Against, “Whereabouts Unknown” So I’m 500 words behind on my NaNo. No worries, though–I’ll catch up today, no problem. I’m actually excited to push past it. Why, you ask? And how? How can you possibly be excited to write after vomiting out 1667 words each day (okay, and 3000 on that one […]

NaNo Status Update, Day 11

Hit 19k words tonight. I think I’ve lost my plot. Has anyone seen it? It’s about yea high, not particularly bright, a bit clumsy, with a few half-hearted twists. If seen, please call the number on its collar (1-800-MYPLOTSUX). I’d offer a reward, but…eh. Seriously, though, I’m at that point. YOU know. That point. Where […]

NaNoWriMo Top Five

Listening to: The Flobots, “Handlebars”…again. Really like this song. Top Five Reasons Why I Will Never Do NaNo Again After one week–seven days, yo–and 14k words…my brain, it is dead. The funeral is tomorrow. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to The Society for People Who Join Ridiculous Writing Endeavors. I can no longer […]

Inner Editor vs. Inner Word Count Monitor

Listening to: The Flobots, “Handlebars” Come one, come all, to the battle of the century: The Inner Editor vs. the Inner Word Count Monitor DEATHMATCH, sponsored by Mountain Dew and NaNoWriMo! You’ll pay for the whole seat, but you’ll only need THE EDGE! In this corner, the Inner Editor, a heavyweight prizefighter with wire-rimmed glasses […]