Dealing with #NaNoWriMo Disappointment

Reading time: 3 – 5 minutes I knew #NaNoWriMo (http://www.nanowrimo.org) would be challenging, but wasn’t quite prepared for HOW challenging it would be. For one, how to get events in my life to line up just perfectly so they do not interrupt the flow of writing. Knowing you have to write a certain amount of [...]

In Honor of #NaNoWriMo: Eats, Shoots & Leaves Giveaway!

Reading time: 2 – 3 minutes In honor of it being November, the infamous “National Novel Writing Month”, I am going to give away a FREE brand new copy of Eat, Shoots, and Leaves by Lynne Truss. The giveaway will run until Friday, November 6th 2009. The rules are VERY simple: – 1 point for [...]

I Survived Day 1 of #NaNoWriMo

Reading time: 4 – 6 minutes I should get a t-shirt, right? Yesterday, day one, was off to a rough start. Even with the added hour – it took me most of the day just to get started.  Forrest wanted to go out to breakfast but before we left, he asked that I get my [...]