We've just passed the halfway point of November, and today's word goal to be on target for 50K is 26,666 and I've somehow managed to hit the 39K mark already. I haven't written anything I'm really proud of, but I'm writing and I'm in a really good brainstorming place at least. From what conversations with … Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2016: Mid-Month Check-In
I'm stressed out and have too much work to do, so naturally I'm procrastinating by working on different things with less severe deadlines, that way I'll be in a constant frantic state of feeling like I've accomplished nothing and time keeps bleeding away. Some days I'm just plain not disciplined enough to be a full-time … Continue reading NaNoWriMo: Please Stand By
This is my first year writing directly into scrivener; previous years have left me embracing the austere familiarity of Word for my writing needs. There, all my words were collected into a vaguely linear (ideally) jumble, and one simple counter at the bottom of the screen tracked whether I was on target or not. It wasn't … Continue reading NaNoWriMo Day 5 Recap: That Feeling When…
It's November first. NaNoWriMo is upon us and I have a working idea (unless I scrap it at today's write-in, like I did last year). When Brian got home from work at 7am I dragged myself out of bed for the world's earliest brunch (at that hour it's just breakfast, don't try to trick me) … Continue reading NaNoWriMo: Character Creation Mode
One week remains until the beginning of National Novel Writing Month, and all of my gadgets are trying to explode. Apps are mysteriously disappearing from my phone. My laptop is irritable about basically everything. In what seems to be a grand conspiracy that others in panicked stages of NaNo prep will corroborate, only sweet, welcoming Netflix is working … Continue reading The Seven Year Itch
It's October and here I am, excuses in hand and apologies for months of neglect. I've been busy in other things--in addition to my photography (NSFW), I've also launched an Etsy shop called Saint Drusilla. It's mostly knitted goods right now, but I've been busily adding to my stock, drafting patterns, making things, shopping for … Continue reading Feigning Diligence
Friends. Things aren't going well. I never set a target word count for April, instead intending to get a workable draft for a collection of short stories and poems, which on the surface seems like a much more forgiving goal. It's not. Word count would have been so much easier; I wouldn't be sitting here side-eyeing … Continue reading A Mid-month Check-in/The Letter
Hi! This post title is part pandering and part fact; I spent fourteen hours on my couch yesterday doing The Walking Dead marathon leading up to last night's finale, because I was THAT FAR behind in the season thanks to AMC's terrible video on demand options and not having cable when the season began. I feel … Continue reading We’re the Walking Dead
Today marks three months of being self-indulgent on the internet*. You're welcome. For those of you keeping score from the beginning, you'll recognize that means that today is theoretically the day by which Harper Voyager ought to have sent out their affirmative missives regarding their open submission back in October. In between obsessively updating my … Continue reading Post-NaNo check-in
I am at 46,000 words, and if my pace of the last two weeks continues, I'll reach 50k tomorrow evening during Philly's friendly word war with NJ. I'd reward myself with a cookie, but all I've done all day is write and eat homemade pumpkin bread, so I think that's enough sugar for me. What's … Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2012: Week Two Wrap
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