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November 30, 2013
Day 29 – Black Friday!
My Black Friday does not consist of standing in a freezing parking lot around a dumpster fire and waiting for a store to open so I can get a TV bigger than my house for $19.99. I’m not immune to the stampede. I did once stand outside a Best Buy for several hours in the […]
November 28, 2013
Day 28: Thanks Giving
Today I’m giving thanks, not for my whole life, (which I am very, very grateful for) but for my life as a reader. Yes, I am thankful to be a reader because: 1. I’ve gotten to travel the world without leaving home. 2. I’ve met and lived vicariously through a thousand interesting characters. 3. I’ve […]
November 27, 2013
Day 27 : Advice I Need to Take
Since I’m a teacher, I can be counted upon to stand at the front of the room, dispense my best advice, and sometimes fail to take it myself! Here are bits ‘o wisdom I will try to follow (today, or really soon) 1. First drafts are awful. They’re supposed to be. Just keep writing to […]
November 26, 2013
Day 26: What The Artist’s Way Class has taught me…
In addition to leading a group of writers at Flathead Valley Community College through National Novel Writing Month, I’ve also just finished a 12 week course based on The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. It was a wonderful group of women interested in all sorts of creative pursuits. These are a few of the many things […]
November 25, 2013
Day 25: NaNoWriMo class has taught me…
I’ve been leading a group of writers at Flathead Valley Community College through National Novel Writing Month. Tonight’s our last meeting, and we’re having a potluck. I could write an entire blog post on the joys of potluck. I mean, when you get a chance to eat a dozen different things from a dozen different cooks, […]
November 24, 2013
Day 24: The novel stresses me out, but…
Tally, The Writing (and attack) Dog, makes me laugh! Happy whatever makes you happy! Kathy
November 23, 2013
Day 23: Appreciation
Sometimes in the late fall/early winter, I focus on what I don’t find when I step outside. The sun, for example, is mostly missing in the gray. The grass, once warm and green and cushy to lay on is frozen hard. I miss my flowers, the sweet lavender and bold giant sunflowers. Even the bright […]
November 22, 2013
Day 22: Let the weekend begin!
A bouquet of flowers for your Friday… Happy Weekend! Kathy
November 21, 2013
Day 21 – There’s a Direct Correlation Between…
There’s a direct correlation between how many words I write and… How much laundry piles up. How little exercise I get. How much caffeine I require. How spacey I am in conversations. How crammed my email inbox is. How empty the calories I consume. And also… how satisfied I feel at the end of the day. […]
November 20, 2013
Day 20: A Guest Post by Grace Dunnehoff
I always know it’s NaNoWriMo because my mom… 1. On occasion still isn’t showered or changed from her pyjamas when I get home at 3:30. 2. Has tonic water stocked in our fridge to cure her eye twitch that appears with stress. 3. Dramatically sighs and stomps around about “not feeling it” and “I’ll do […]
