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Archive for November, 2008

What I Learned from NaNo 2008

What I learned from participating in this year’s NaNoWriMo challenge.

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

Yet Another NaNo Post…

Maybe you’re not into forcing yourself to put 50,000 words on the page or you’re a firm believer that writing is a solitary job so no group endeavors, like those write-in thingies.

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

Short and Sweet

Sorry guys but my little brain can handle only so many words in a month and I am also doing Nano.  I have attempted this before in 2006 but didn’t come close to finishing it.  That was because I expected every word I wrote to be wonderful.  This year I found out it can be [...]

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

My 1st NaNoWriMo

            It is November I am attempting my first NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writers Month).  I have to admit I was a little hesitant to give it a try.  50,000 words in one month is a lot.  Then I found out we could write crap.  Yea Crap is the theme for the Des Moines regions [...]

Saturday, November 15th, 2008

Saturday Was A Good Day

Saturday was one of the most fun days I have had in a long time.
 
I decided to vote early. I went to the building when it opened at 8:00. There were a few people rushing across the intersection to the building, but not many. I parked the car and rushed across that same intersection while [...]

Thursday, November 6th, 2008