Fearless
I hope no one fell for any dodgy April Fools. I, personally, can’t be bothered with the whole thing. Maybe because I’m rubbish at making up pranks (and I can never keep a straight face). It’s day 2...
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Good grief, what’s going on? There’s a big yellow burny thing in the sky! Oh wait, it’s spring, and apparently the weather is supposed to be sunny. But this year our atmosphere has been playing a...
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Woop! What a great writeclub last night. I wrote more than 5,000 words, and had a blast doing it (although eyelids had to be taped open come midnight). For anyone who doesn’t know, writeclub runs on...
View ArticleSnack Time
Quick snacky interlude, because a writer has to eat… Hokay, so I’m a fan of home-made almond milk. My fav recipe is over at Oh She Glows:...
View ArticleMascara Disaster
*ALERT* I have TWO days off from Camp Nano to do life things (things that I guess normal people do all the time). I’m going to enjoy them and NOT think about my WIP constantly, or wring my hands to...
View ArticleEye Candy
This week was a rewind over at http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.co.uk/, so I picked ‘Top ten characters I would crush on if I were also a fictional character’. In other words, Top ten imaginary hot men...
View ArticleChomp Chomp
BIG day. I finished my first draft! Source: http://hoopthoughts.blogspot.co.uk/2012_12_01_archive.html Only problem is I’m 12k off my 100k Camp Nano goal. Doh! Thankfully I still have 12 days to sort...
View ArticleDrink Up Me Hearties
We are two thirds of the way through Camp Nano! Quickest month ever. I only added 800 words today, because now I’m having to do all the research I neglected during the first sprint to reach the end...
View ArticleBeast Mode
We have five full days left of Camp Nano. Eek! I still need to find 6k. It’s cool… it’s cool. Cool as a cucumber. Here’s my multi-sensory attack plan to get me to the end of camp. 1.Get Lucky, by...
View ArticleBoo!
Wooohoooo! Boom! 109k done and dusted. My Nano draft will now be tucked away for a month to fester and grow tentacles and do all the things bad Nano drafts do. Soooo for May I’ll be writing a new...
View ArticleHere Comes the Bride
Ooft. Yesterday was what we call a ‘belter’ of a day. I have obligatory sunburn, but it’s not too bad (a wee rosy forearm; a wee scarlet shoulder…) It’s June, summer finally seems to be arising from...
View ArticleReunited
It’s four weeks till Christmas people. FOUR WEEKS! I listened to some Christmas music today. I know, I shouldn’t have, but I was weak. Anyway, that means only four weeks left of my Christmas...
View ArticleMirror Mirror On The Wall
Whoooosh! goes the November train and its carriage of Nano mayhem. I’m shy of 50k, but it’s been a fun trip nonetheless. What I’ve gained from my first Nanonoonoo: Number 1. A boot up the bum with my...
View ArticleAround the Ole Campfire
I’ve signed up for Camp Nanowrimo! I’m excited. My plan is to finish this draft of book 1 then reward myself with a month of bashing out book 2. I’ve learned my lessons from my first Nano back in...
View ArticleDay 28
Camp Day 28 Words remaining; 21, 227 Did hee haw yesterday (unless watching Battlestar and eating pizza counts as something. Also, playing around with Chromecast, which is our new shiny toy. Shiny...
View ArticleDay 30
Like, 15000 words in two days is definitely do-able. Oh yes. This was my war cry at the start of the day. And then I got coffee and cried a little louder, this time with drums. Day 30 0930 – 0950:...
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