I'm not NaNoing, but I have put about 25K into my shiny new WIP this month, so I guess I'd be close to on track for it. But I tend to write a lot and then write almost nothing. It comes in waves for me.
That is how I used to be and since starting Nano this month I've learned that I not only can do this, it keeps me in my story and I'm more consistent.Kevin, you're so sweet. I know you'll get yours done at a different time, but you are too nice to those you want to help.
I'm not NaNoing, but I have put about 25K into my shiny new WIP this month, so I guess I'd be close to on track for it. But I tend to write a lot and then write almost nothing. It comes in waves for me.
I'm in! I'll do it...I'll do it....*jumps up and down*Kevin, I never do NaNo, but I've done a personal one-month push to write a bunch several times. Want to do that after your big trip? Maybe others in the House of Love will join us.
How about it, a month where each person sets a goal that forces more writing? It can be 50,000 words like Nano, or maybe only 20,000. Whatever each person would see as a viable goal works for me.
Maryn, slightly better than yesterday's slightly better
Yeah, that's probably a stretch.Whoa, Rob. Don't overwhelm yourself.
I have a response, but you'll have to check your rep points......but my goal probably wouldn't be nearly as impressive.
*sniff* it's a sad day for me, I didn't get it.I'm so proud of myself. I got Rob's 421 joke.
Maryn, hipper than ever
I'm really sorry, Tj, it's so hard to know what to think or do during a time like this. I had a friend whose son killed himself two years back and all I could do was listen and cry with her.I need to share this and I don't even know what to say. I went out with my coworkers for lunch and missed my husband's lunchtime phonecall because I left my cell at home. When I got back, I gave him a quick call before a meeting. He tells me that his mom called him this morning to let him know that one of his stepsisters killed herself today.
In some backwoods twisted way his family works that I can't even explain with out 500 words and a PowerPoint presentation, his stepdad (who is not with his mother anymore) found her after he dropped her little boy off at the babysitter for her. She just adopted this boy a couple of years ago when he was an infant.
I just can't even imagine what made her think this was the answer. My husband's pretty shook up. I didn't know her all that well, but we got along pretty good the few times we were at the same places. I'm at a loss here. I don't even know what to do for my husband.
Anywho, I just need to get that off my chest.
It was actually a church sponsored workshop that I have no idea how she managed to get given the opportunity to do it. She could barely speak her mind if anyone looked directly at her.Is there a way to complain to whoever sets this up, or promotes it? I assume there wasn't really a valid option of saying, "Pardon me, but obviously you see this as a sales opportunity and I wouldn't want to waste your time. Good afternoon."
I'm fortunate to be in the enviable position of not having much concern for what people think, in the job market or my area of expertise, but you probably have to be classier than I'd be. Everybody knows everybody, and you wouldn't want a moment of rudeness to bite you in the ass later on.
Maryn, her white gloves soiled