No sooner will Canadian Library Month finish, National Novel Writing Month will start. For the month of November I will take the month off from blogging. However, keep an eye on my Twitter feed as I will resurface to give some sort of word count. I discovered my limits, and it's time to put some … Continue reading The Road to National Novel Writing Month Brick By Brick
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NaNo Update: I Am On Track, Off Track, and Sometimes In Between
I attended my first 'Write In' last week. It's an official, once-a-week, gathering of NaNo participants in one place. In this case it's the downtown library with nothing but the sound of tapping laptop keys. Since the downtown branch is the downtown branch, we did hear some rowdiness. The group knew I worked as a … Continue reading NaNo Update: I Am On Track, Off Track, and Sometimes In Between
NaNo Gear Up
On Saturday, October 19th, I attended the kick off event for National Novel Writing Month. While I participated in the event since 2008, that weekend marked the first time I attended a kick off event. From newbies to those with a few 'wins' under their belt, we heard from our Municipal Liaisons (MLs in NaNo parlance) … Continue reading NaNo Gear Up
The Tally: NaBloPoMo So-So While NaNoWriMo A Total No-No
Tomorrow is the last day of November. It means people feverishly writing those last words to 50,000 for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). For others it's the last day of blog posting NaBLoPoMo (National Blog Posting Month). Remember my post about doing both as 'sane'? I take that back. Let me clarify: It's more sane … Continue reading The Tally: NaBloPoMo So-So While NaNoWriMo A Total No-No
Doing Something Crazy May Be The Sanest Thing I Will Do
In 2008 I did something crazy. No, I didn't cause the banks to crash and send us all spiralling into a near, economic abyss. I said 'crazy' not 'insane'. The nutty thing I did was try out NaNoWriMo for the first time. Those not familiar with the letters, it stands for National Novel Writing Month. … Continue reading Doing Something Crazy May Be The Sanest Thing I Will Do
A Nearly-Missed Milestone
I sat down to my WordPress dashboard to decide between working away on a draft post, or starting a new one. Hey, said the little voice, how long have we been at this? I did a check and made the following discovery: I pretty much kept this going for one year. Remember, this whole things … Continue reading A Nearly-Missed Milestone
Unpaused Life 