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November 19, 2013
Day 19: The Artist’s Way
I spent the first half of my day having a potluck breakfast with a wonderful group of women who are all doing The Artist’s Way through Flathead Valley Community College. If you’re not familiar with the book, The Artist’s Way, by Julia Cameron, I’d urge you to check it out. It’s a book about creativity and […]
November 18, 2013
Day 18: Things I Know about the Main Character of The Rocker’s Mrs.
1. Trish is a regular woman who fails to see what’s remarkable about what she does every single day. 2. She will get a haircut by a dog groomer (sometime this week 3. Her real problem with her ex-husband wasn’t that he was smarter than she was… it was that he was too dumb to […]
November 17, 2013
Day 17 – 10 Things I’d Rather Do at Starbucks
10 things I’d rather do at Starbucks than write: 1. read something someone else wrote 2. show strangers photos of my new puppy 3. drink waaaaay too much caffeine 4. listen in on the conversations around me. Eavesdropping is an important skill set for a novelist 5. go on Facebook 6. go on Facebook 7. […]
November 16, 2013
Day 16 – S.A.T.U.R.D.A.Y.
Sometimes a story flows And sometimes it sticks. Today, Until I managed another 1,000 words, I didn’t Really remember how good it feels to Develop a relationship with my characters, so they have the chance to Always surprise me and make me say, “write more about you tomorrow? […]
November 15, 2013
Day 15 – Weekend Wishes
My wishes for you (and me) this weekend: May we wear our most comfortable pants one whole morning, afternoon or evening. (Mine are these exceedingly attractive fuzzy, plaid ones May we finish that one job that will bug us until it’s done. 4,000 more words of The Rocker’s Mrs. for me. May those around us […]
November 14, 2013
Day 14 – A Change of Scene
At 7 p.m. I was at 0 words for the day and 20,261 words for the month. Tomorrow is half-way through November, and I’m supposed to be half way through my 50,000 words! So, I did the one thing that guarantees that work gets done… I left the house. I do it periodically, write away from home, because […]
November 13, 2013
Day 13 – you know when…
You know when your children were little, and the only time you could get anything done was when they were napping? Note to self: Don’t get a puppy during National Novel Writing Month. Happy Reading, and for me… Happy Write Like a Crazy Person tomorrow! Kathy
November 12, 2013
Day 12 – Gratitude
I think that gratitude is sometimes an overly serious and logical word for something that grips our hearts or brings that surprising rush of tears. Tonight I listened to a passionate businessman talk about his journey. It was entertaining and educational and inspiring. I thoroughly enjoyed myself. And then at the end, he very quietly […]
November 11, 2013
Day 11 – it’s a….
Today I got a thousand words and a PUPPY!!!!!!!!!!!
November 10, 2013
Day 10 – A Day of Rest?
A mere 1,000 words today (and they weren’t very focused ones, either). What I want from a Sunday… 1. Sleep 2. A good book 3. A fairly good movie 4. Lots of food from the tiny triangle at the top of the food pyramid. 1. Missed a nap 2. Did enjoy some reading 3. Had to […]
