tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87969596062764231862024-03-14T00:40:22.719-07:00To write or not to write...there is no question!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688662981615819361noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796959606276423186.post-25681272388471537462014-03-15T09:06:00.002-07:002014-03-15T09:06:22.460-07:00March 15, 2014 DebatingI rewrote a chapter yesterday which I'm particularly happy with, but will, if not now, at some point, need feedback. After writing it and reading it to my daughter, I thought I might post it to get a little feedback from less biased readers (I love my daughter, but she has been following my writing for years, and is probably a lot more forgiving than others would be!). I don't want to post it in the other blog (despite the fact that I've done exactly that with one of my other books, which directly related to the theme of my surviving and beyond blog), but I know that currently, I don't get a lot of activity here.<br />
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So I'm going to throw it out and see if I get any response before doing a copy and paste job of what currently bears the inauspicious title of "Chapter 8".<br />
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Write On!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688662981615819361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796959606276423186.post-17900969417484071952014-03-11T15:05:00.001-07:002014-03-11T15:05:15.542-07:00March 11, 2014 New directionsAs the progress on my current novel is going too slowly to record noteable progress here, I decided to do something different until I can give you an update that's at least a little exciting.<br />
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Essentially, I'm going to use this space to exercise my funny bone (or at least write some things which amuse me!). I hope you'll be amused.<br />
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This week's offering was inspired by my garage cats, Hailey and Cinders.<br />
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A couple of years ago, I was alerted, by way of a chewed through radiator hose on my 4 month old car, that I had some uninvited guests who had taken up residence in my garage. I suspect the event was triggered by the city's insistence that my neighbor clear out the jungle in his back yard. As our city, over the last few years, has taken it upon themselves to be more annoying than any HOA could possibly be, we have been forced to live up to their lofty standards, in this quiet, lower end subdivision. <br />
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Finding that their current environment had become inhospitable, these pointy-nosed, four-legged squatters had moved, en masse, into my garage, where they found all of the comforts a rat could hope for: bins full of clothes to chew up for nests, a cupboard full of paper towels to shred, various foodstuffs stacked neatly on shelves, just waiting for sharp teeth to rip them open and consume their contents, and lots of clean space to foul. <br />
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Upon learning that the sudden overheating of my car was the bold and unapologetic work of this extended family of rodents, I set out to do the right thing by our environment, and purchased traps instead of poison. <br />
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Have you ever heard a rat snicker??? Trust me when I say that it is not a comforting sound. It is especially disconcerting when 20 or 30 of them gather around a trap, making little rat jokes about the silly human who thinks for a minute that they would set a single paw into the evil contraption. <br />
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Seeing that a passive approach was not going to rid me of either the rats or their destructive ways, I started putting out feelers for what Red Skelton dubbed "nature's exterminators". Having owned cats for many years (or rather I have been owned by them!), I knew that they were very effective hunters, but I was not prepared for the incredible prowess of the Hailey and Cinders rat removal team!<br />
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Inside of a month, amidst a cacophony of squeaks, grunts and thunks, my garage was rid of the filthy creatures. Even when a rare one managed to hide for a bit, once flushed from their temporary hole, I would walk away, wait in the house for sounds of the interloper's demise, then go about my business. <br />
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My shop vac did triple duty sucking up the evidence of the rats' extended stay, and we moved a number of things which had held their place for years, but, eventually, the place was clean, the freezer which had fallen victim to the feeding frenzy was replaced, and my life returned to its peaceful flow. I had also gained two very affectionate girls who had, at one time, been considered semi-feral. <br />
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But the story doesn't end here. A hunter doesn't stop hunting once the easy prey is gone. No!!! The girls have rendered a two block radius completely inhospitable to small, furry, four legged creatures (though the two, yappy brown dogs who run loose in the neighborhood are still around, sad to say!), and, though they hunt less often, still manage to keep their skills sharp.<br />
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This week, my first indication that hunting season was open was a large pile of white feathers on the front lawn, next to the plum tree. As there were no bloody parts attached, I was ok with that. <br />
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Apparently, I failed to offer adequate praise for the elimination of a clearly thieving bird, because the girls stepped up their game. Were it not for a sharp eye and fancy bit of dancing this morning, I might have found my bare foot covered with mouse guts! <br />
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The corpse was place just outside the door which leads from the kitchen to the garage (where, thanks to the girls, I can, once again, safely store foodstuffs!). Small, it might have been, but bare foot and dead, well, anything, is the stuff of nightmares! I think I might even learn to backflip if it were necessary to avoid the meeting of guts and foot!<br />
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Realizing my error (but not before using half a roll of paper towels to dispose of the latest offering), I heaped praise upon the heads of my two huntresses, not bothering to remind them that I'd prefer they place them somewhere less likely to be found by bare feet. I knew it would fall on deaf ears anyway!<br />
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Here's to my little exterminators. May they live long and prosper.<br />
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Write on!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688662981615819361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796959606276423186.post-5191962337734606142014-03-08T13:04:00.000-08:002014-03-08T13:04:19.131-08:00March 8, 2014 Why do I write?I followed a link to a blog post on Linked In about why we write, and after leaving a comment, realized I needed to say the same thing here. The question was (as you can see in the title) "Why do I write?"<br />
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The respondent's list of reasons made me think, but unlike so many of the lists I create, I could only come up with one answer to this question.<br /><br />I write because I need to write, nearly as much as I need to breathe. <br /><br />I shoved it aside for years, then got minimal satisfaction writing a section of my former company's proposals until, finally, I realized it wasn't enough and that I was suffocating. So I did the unthinkable (after much soul searching and finding something I wrote 20 years ago, saying I just needed to write!). I quit my job, took a gigantic leap of faith and decided that, one way or another, it was going to work out for me. Of course, this was done AFTER the kids were grown and gone! <br />
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So, here I am, almost exactly three months later, with my first draft complete, maybe 1/5 of the way through the first pass at editing, working with a friend and marketing expert to develop a marketing plan, and taking myself as a writer very seriously. So seriously, in fact, that while on a cruise, a man saw my iPad and asked about the internet connection, my response was that I had brought it for the word processing function. He asked if I was an author, and I responded "Unless you count my blog, not yet, but I am a Writer!" <br />
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That's right, folks. Without even thinking about it, I told a perfect stranger that I am, indeed, a Writer. Not an accountant dabbling in writing, or a writer and accountant at the same time. No, I am, simply and totally, in my mind anyway, a writer!<br />
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Write on!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688662981615819361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796959606276423186.post-84727389796398174352014-02-21T21:43:00.002-08:002014-02-21T21:43:33.989-08:00February 21, 2014 Editing updateI'm finding that this blog is for those who like it short and sweet. I'm sticking to the facts and not waxing poetic (or not much, anyway).<br />
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This week's facts are: 12 chapters, 57 pages edited. 3,000 words added, and I'm about 1/5 of the way done with the editing/rewriting phase of Book 1 of the Transition Series (still working on an actual title, but so far, nothing has knocked my socks off!).<br />
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I'm mentally processing the questions my marketing expert has sent me to answer, mulling over how best to respond to her queries while still managing to sound more like an intelligent, soon-to-be author rather than a blithering idiot. But I'm finally fulfilling my dream of saying something in 10,000 words or more. Though nowadays, it's more like 50,000 words or more! Who'd have thought? <br />
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And yet, I sit here, already thinking ahead. Will I write the second book in the Transition Series right away, or finally get down to business and finish, or more likely, completely re-do, my memoir/self-help book first? Sure, I'm known to read 3 or 4 books at a time, but I don't have a lot of confidence in my being able to switch back and forth between two completely different genre's. It would be a lot like when I took both French and Spanish in high school and starting speaking Spanish with a French accent. Not good!!!<br />
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But stay tuned to this very channel for updates on the editing process, and ultimately, the release date for my very first published novel!<br />
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Write On!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688662981615819361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796959606276423186.post-3270392581585869232014-02-19T23:47:00.000-08:002014-02-19T23:47:10.174-08:00February 19, 2014 Mercury retrograde and the AHA momentI was going over some energy updates as I sat here trying to figure out why I felt "off", when suddenly it hit me! Mercury retrogrades are a good time for going over old ground. Editing/rewriting means going back over what you've written and cleaning it up, grammatically, fleshing out some parts and paring down others, making sure that you're consistent with time frames, people, places and things. <br />
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My aha, is that in light of the retrograde which began on the 6th, and my editing which began on Monday, astrologically, (hey, sometimes it really does make sense!) I could not have picked a more appropriate time to begin revisiting and revising what I've written between November and January! <br />
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How cool is that? Not only that, as near as I can tell, my plate is clear between now and next weekend! I guess I'd better get a little more serious and edit more than a couple of chapters a day while the stars are with me, huh?<br />
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Write On!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688662981615819361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796959606276423186.post-69071926630542801752014-02-18T22:16:00.000-08:002014-02-18T22:16:11.004-08:00February 18, 2014 Revision updateI got a whopping 2 more chapters revised today, although I also added another 1000 words as well. Time is still being divided between re-writing and researching, so the going is fairly slow. Frankly, I don't feel really good about Chapter 5, so I may revisit it tomorrow to see if I can make it better still.<br />
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Two steps forward, one step back. Doing the revision cha cha!<br />
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Write On!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688662981615819361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796959606276423186.post-55015519966019479782014-02-18T10:02:00.002-08:002014-02-18T10:02:32.837-08:00February 18, 2014 Progress is slow, but it is progressGot off to a slow start yesterday, managing to edit/revise the first three chapters. However, I also spent some time researching and found that my imagined facts about the location were close enough to the truth, especially as I don't name places, just describe areas. I'll continue to use maps of the area to make sure I don't stray too far.<br />
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I probably got about 4 hours of work in on the editing. Like I said, it's slow, but I consider any progress a good thing, and don't want to rush through this part of the process.<br />
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Write On!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688662981615819361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796959606276423186.post-90774761243479917632014-02-16T21:11:00.001-08:002014-02-16T21:11:58.496-08:00February 16, 2014 And so, the next phase begins!Tomorrow, I begin the arduous, yet rewarding process of revising and editing the first draft of my novel. I have cleared my plate to give myself an entire week in which to get this phase off the ground, knowing that, just as Rome wasn't built in a day, my novel will not be revised, rewritten, edited and otherwise cleaned up in a week, but having an entire week in which to begin the process is, to me, a beautiful bonus! Thank goodness for to do lists and plans!<br />
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Write On!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688662981615819361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796959606276423186.post-81717660732490149142014-02-08T14:25:00.003-08:002014-02-08T14:25:48.774-08:00February 8, 2014 Pleasantly surprisedToday I attended my very first meeting of a writers' group, not knowing what to expect, and not knowing if it was something I would repeat...but knowing it was a step I needed to take.<br />
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I figured that keeping it in my local area would be my best approach, at least until I got me feet wet. What a pleasant surprise! <br />
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It wasn't so much a business meeting (though there were a few minutes devoted to it), as an opportunity to learn from a published author. <br />
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Sally Carpenter writes what is called cozy mysteries and has also studied acting. Her information on character development was extremely helpful and comes at a perfect time for me as I move to the editing and "fleshing out" phase of my first novel. <br />
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She also provided some helpful information regarding publishing, the pitfalls of the various methods, and the things she's learned through her own experiences.<br />
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I came away from the meeting feeling energized, and with a sense of purpose as to who I need to contact for help and advice in those areas where I'm weak (marketing, for one!). <br />
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I also came away feeling very grateful for my years of blogging, the Ultimate Blog Challenge, and the wonderful people I've met and stayed in touch with from that experience. That experience, alone, has, in some ways, put me ahead of the game. What I need to learn now is how to expand my readership and followers, and to start soliciting guest bloggers, and maybe doing more guest blogs of my own.<br />
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So thank you, Conejo Valley Writers, for allowing me to share some of your hard won knowledge, and to feel encouraged that many of the things I've been doing, just because it seemed like the right thing to do, may well be, the right thing to do to get my writing out to the wider public!<br />
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Write on!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688662981615819361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796959606276423186.post-57263977418037988862014-01-23T08:17:00.002-08:002014-01-23T08:17:51.423-08:00January 23, 2014 A long overdue updateSo, the novel I started in November is still moving along (in fact, my muse woke me at the ungodly hour of 6AM today, clamoring for attention!). The original 50,000 words has grown to almost 66,000 and I've designated this as a writing day (as opposed to an accounting day or an errand day). <br />
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My goal is still to complete the first draft by the end of January which is (eek!) only about a week away!<br />
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I appreciate all of the encouragement I'm getting from so many directions, and am bouncing around the idea of attending a writer's conference in February and a writer's group next week. Do I dare share my baby with strangers? <br />
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The only answer I get is a resounding "Yes!". I love my family and friends, but they're far less likely to give me the constructive criticism I'll need to make this an actual, marketable work!<br />
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Write on!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688662981615819361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796959606276423186.post-83873899348937779352013-11-21T23:17:00.000-08:002013-11-21T23:17:06.060-08:00November 21, 2013 I'm amazing myself!With no real plan except to sit down and right, the story continues to flow! Progress is being made, lessons are being learned and we're still building to the big conflict. What or who it will be is still just being hinted at, but we're drawing ever nearer! Will we find out who or what it is in 50,000 words, or is that just the appetizer? <br />
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No way to know right now, but I'm still running slightly ahead of the game as far as getting to 50,000 by November 30th!<br />
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Write on!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688662981615819361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796959606276423186.post-27983261846612183902013-11-20T23:41:00.002-08:002013-11-20T23:41:51.196-08:00November 20, 2013 Gettin' there!34,050 words, 20 days, 15,950 words and 10 days remaining. Need I say more?<br />
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I have to say that this is going better than I'd expected. The words keep flowing, the chapters keep accumulating and the story keeps progressing. <br />
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I put the gym on hold until this is done, though my body could definitely use the exercise. But my body will still be there and willing when November reaches an end and I have 50,000 words (or likely more) tucked away in a file on my computer, just waiting for edits, revisions and rewrites!<br />
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Write on!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688662981615819361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796959606276423186.post-74484788990713567072013-11-18T23:33:00.001-08:002013-11-18T23:33:46.471-08:00November 18, 2013 Obstacles be damned!Despite missing two days of writing as a result of a bad cold and the passing of my cat, Loki, I am back on track and slightly ahead of the game once again! I fairly easily knocked out another 2800 words or so to exceed the 30,000 words I needed by today! <br />
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This one's for you, Loki, my little trooper!!! May you have lots of kitty treats and humans to give you non-stop attention now that your pain is over!<br />
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Write on!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688662981615819361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796959606276423186.post-78421889453638240802013-11-15T20:39:00.000-08:002013-11-15T20:39:36.109-08:00November 15, 2013 Keepin' on keepin' onToday, I passed the halfway point, not only in days but also in words. At a little over 26,000 words, I'm still well on my way, though, with my class this weekend, it may pose a challenge. I was hoping to be enough ahead so that I wouldn't have to stress over getting my writing done with two full days of class, but tonight ain't over yet, and I'm part way through tomorrow's words already!<br />
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Write on!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688662981615819361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796959606276423186.post-15074025339096063392013-11-12T23:10:00.001-08:002013-11-12T23:10:38.944-08:00November 12, 2013 Write, write, write, write, WRITE!!!Today I reached 21, 650 words. Some of them came easily and some had to be dragged out of my head with virtual forceps, but they are now on the page, saved and logged and I'm that much closer to the 50,000 mark. <br />
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At the moment, I'm averaging 1,804 words per day, slightly more than the 1,667 minimum required to complete this challenge on time. Am I pleased with this number? Of course not! My goal is to hit the 25,000 word mark well before the 15th day and time is running out! With 3,350 words to go, and my best day of writing yielded 3,762 words, (and it was a Sunday when I just did grocery shopping and wrote!), I'm going to have to kick my own butt to make it happen, but I just looked at the clock which is reading "11:11" so I don't doubt that, with a little luck and a lot of perseverance, I will hit the 25,000 mark tomorrow night! <br />
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Yes, homework is still suffering. Yes, my laundry basket is beginning to overflow. Yes, I am forgetting what the inside of the gym looks like. But when I get to November 30 and can say that I did it, I will have plenty to be grateful for, more to be proud of, and will be well on the way to the first of many published works! <br />
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It will all be worth it! Not only that, I'm establishing a habit for writing which will be a large part of my occupation come 5:00 PM on December 6th!<br />
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Write on!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688662981615819361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796959606276423186.post-90528045130934349732013-11-11T00:03:00.003-08:002013-11-12T23:53:09.935-08:00November 10, 2013 Oy, are my fingers tired!This weekend, I added just shy of 6,000 words to my novel. I was hoping to hit 10,000, but I'll take what I got! (My brain was starting to fade and nothing worth typing was coming through!) Still on track to meet the 50K by 11/30, but this week might prove challenging!<br />
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Write on!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688662981615819361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796959606276423186.post-61341672864844759812013-11-07T23:49:00.002-08:002013-11-07T23:49:13.534-08:00November 7, 2013 Keeping up the momentumCame home from dancing tonight, medicated the cat and sat down to write! I needed another 1667 words to stay on track, but the overachiever in me couldn't stop writing until I got closer to 2000. Week 1 is just about over and I'm slightly ahead of the game. But "slightly" isn't good enough for this write-o-maniac. Cancelled my first visit to a local writing group so I could drag self and laptop to a local coffee shop for a writing marathon! <br />
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Is compulsive writing considered a mental illness?<br />
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Write on!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688662981615819361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796959606276423186.post-2273701963406614852013-11-06T22:34:00.001-08:002013-11-06T22:34:36.449-08:00November 6, 2013 Started earlier tonight, and hit my goal!Tried something different tonight. I ate a quick dinner and was at the computer by 8:00 instead of 9:00. I wrote until a little after 10:00 and guess what? I wrote another 2700+ words to get to 10,035 words! The goal by today to be on track to finish was 10,000 words so I'm a tad ahead! I'm so excited! (don't tell my daughter that I've actually made up for starting a day late, as I don't need to hear her "I told you so's"!)<br />
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I'm so excited and having a good time watching my story unfold, especially as of 6 days ago, it didn't even exist, I'd jotted down a couple of ideas while watching the Plot Whisperer videos, but I have written over 10,000 words in 4 days! (and blogged too!) Considering I'm working full time and not writing during working hours, I am totally amazed!!!<br />
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But then, this is simply more proof that I'm on the right track and that yes, folks, I AM a writer!!!<br />
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Woo hoo!<br />
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Write on!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688662981615819361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796959606276423186.post-47715075814194513732013-11-05T23:04:00.002-08:002013-11-05T23:04:42.950-08:00November 5, 2013 Still running a little behind, but writing every night!Although I have yet to make up for missing the first day of the challenge, I'm managing to write more than the daily minimum which means that I will catch up, sooner or later! I've gotten myself into a habit of writing between 9 and about 10:30 or 11 each night. Dance nights will, of course, be the exception. As of tonight, I've passed 7300 words, and will, perhaps as the weekend approaches, close in on the 1667 words per day I'm shooting for!<br />
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Write on!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688662981615819361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796959606276423186.post-77747479899243918812013-11-04T22:41:00.003-08:002013-11-04T22:41:54.842-08:00November 4, 2013 Slow and steady...makes the 50,000 word novelI added another 1597 words tonight, and though I'm about 1000 words short of the daily goal, I'm slowly catching up. Writing was tough tonight as nothing I did made the words come more easily, but at least I'm sticking with the discipline of writing every day, no matter what!<br />
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Write on!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688662981615819361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796959606276423186.post-4940425154864204632013-11-02T12:15:00.004-07:002013-11-02T12:15:40.327-07:00November 2, 2013 Oy! What have I done?Just committed to NaNoWriMo for November, with nary a story idea in sight! This blog and my other may be woefully neglected for the next month. If you don't hear from me, though, please send caffeine!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688662981615819361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796959606276423186.post-18318382710201087152013-10-30T22:58:00.000-07:002013-10-30T22:58:55.166-07:00October 30, 2013 Everybody wants me...or at least they want my money!A few days ago, I put out a few queries and now, my email box is inundated with all manner of offers! One wants to talk to me about their self-publishing services. Another wants to offer me a class that will "guarantee" I'll make 6 figures doing copy writing, and still have plenty of time to work on my own projects. Yet another wants to invite me to a writer's conference while the price is still 50% off!<br />
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The skeptic in me wonders if they really want to help me succeed or if they are simply desirous of parting me from my hard earned coin? (and yes, I'm leaning heavily towards the latter!). <br />
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I'm sure there are some folks out there who are not only honest and reputable, but really do deliver on their promises, but how do you separate the wheat from the chaff? <br />
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Those of us who are just venturing out into the world, unwrapping the babies we've penned over the years and wondering whether to allow them to attempt to fly, or to just wrap them back up in their protective covering and shield them from life's pitfalls and pratfalls.<br />
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For the moment, I haven't any warm, fuzzy feelings towards anyone offering me something...for a price. It's not that I expect something for nothing, but I am definitely one to stand clear of those who email blast or hard sell.<br />
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Is it too much to ask that, just as we writers do our research, so, too, should those who are propositioning us with offers of the moon and stars? The very least they should do is read some of what we've written, especially if it is so easily accessible via our blogs, before making promises they really don't know if they can keep. Maybe my style would be appropriate for what they're offering (and yes, I'd like them to give me some examples) and maybe it wouldn't. But the last thing I need is for someone to blow smoke up my a$$ when it's clear to me that they are really just trying to make a buck. <br />
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To put it clearly and succinctly, tell me the truth, or take your business elsewhere. :)<br />
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Write on!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688662981615819361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796959606276423186.post-34277940850206362412013-10-29T23:14:00.004-07:002013-10-29T23:14:58.851-07:00October 29, 2013 Off to a slow startI realize this blog is off to a bit of a slow start, but I'm trying to keep it for writing related posts. As I'm back to work this week, there hasn't been much writing going on, aside from my blogs, so that leaves little to add here for now. But stay tuned. The momentum will be building in the next few weeks, and soon, I'll probably be writing more than you want to read!<br />
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Write On!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688662981615819361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796959606276423186.post-8864048099412728462013-10-27T12:04:00.001-07:002013-10-27T12:04:43.843-07:00October 27, 2013 And the survey says...Here's a question for my blogger friends:<br />
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Do you find that you get more hits if you:<br />
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1. Post several short posts a day<br />
2. Post one long post each day<br />
3. Post one short post each day<br />
4. None of the above (in which case, please specify)<br />
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Thanks!<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688662981615819361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796959606276423186.post-60026715778845918112013-10-23T23:18:00.001-07:002013-10-23T23:18:20.617-07:00October 23, 2013 And so it beginsSomeone suggested I check out the Plot Whisperer in my quest for information. Her blog, here on Blogger, led me to a YouTube series she'd created to walk people through creating a story. So, here I am, on lesson 3 and the ideas are starting to flow. Maybe not the makings of the Great American Novel, but, if nothing else, getting those writing muscles working in a somewhat meaningful flow.<br />
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Stay tuned, as I'll start reporting my progress here (once I see it as real progress) over the next month or two. This will really be the first time I focused my efforts on something other than my book about my parents' suicides, and onto something purely imaginary. Those muscles are telling me that they've been itching to be stretched!<br />
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So far, I've gotten through the third lesson, and I seem to be writing more and more with each lesson. Could it be that I'll have a first draft by the end of December? (sooner, if things go as planned!)<br />
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Until then, more writing, more research and more learning! Woo hoo!<br />
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Write on!!! Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688662981615819361noreply@blogger.com0