I did it! I even did it a day early! This month I wrote 50,182 words of what will someday be a completed novel. One of my goals for my first year of retirement was to finish a very rough draft of a story I started last year. It took Nanowrimo to do it. Thank… Continue reading Nanowrimo…a finish!
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Bookmarks the Spot
My goodness, this has been a busy week. Since I committed to attempting to write 50,000 words as part of nanowrimo, my time has been completely taken up. I am a slow, slow writer. Sometimes it takes me all day long to reach my daily goal of 1650 words, the amount I will need to… Continue reading Bookmarks the Spot
The first 300 words of WriMo 2014
Kat Russo turned west, leveled the wings and gave a final tweak to the trim before settling back in the left seat of the single-engine Piper Cherokee. It was a bit of a gutless wonder, she thought, but then she was only being paid to deliver it, not love it. And actually, she had to… Continue reading The first 300 words of WriMo 2014
My WriMo work space
Starting tomorrow, I hope to be spending a lot of time here: Yes, this is where my sewing machine usually sits. It’s been temporarily displaced… And here’s the overlord ready to keep me on track for the month: She has her work cut out for her, but she looks up for the challenge! WriMo here… Continue reading My WriMo work space
Getting ready for NaNoWriMo
Have you heard of NaNoWriMo? The goal of National Novel Writing Month is to write a novel (or 50,000 words of a novel) during the month of November. That’s about 1800 words each day. When I retired at the end of last November, one of the things I looked forward to doing was to spend… Continue reading Getting ready for NaNoWriMo
A moment of silence
I was able to spend a few quiet moments at the National War Memorial today, my second to last day in Ottawa and the day of Corporal Cirillo’s funeral in Hamilton. It was a very moving experience. I am posting from my iPad. I hope the photos will publish. Rest in Peace, Corporal Cirillo.