I did it! It was arduous at times, but I kept plugging away and finished it in time. It needs a fair bit of editing before anyone else reads it, I think, but I’m pretty happy with the way it ended – with a decision to be made by a character named Zoe and a [...]
36,036 words and counting. However, my main character hasn’t made it to Argentina yet. It’s funny how that happened. This novel has developed a momentum of it’s own and I think the whole story is going to be longer than 50,000 words. To really do the story justice I should learn the tango and take [...]
the matrix: revolutions is the worst film in the history of cinema. I couldn’t think of any words that fully described the badness of this film, so I turned to the thesaurus. merriam webster online Entry Word: bad Function: adjective Text: 1 falling short of a standard of what is satisfactory (a bad repair job) [...]
I made it to the 25,000 mark last night! I was in danger of falling out of the habit entirely, having had a slow week last week in which I slacked and didn’t write most evenings. By friday, I had 7,000 words to write over the weekend to make it to my goal of halfway [...]
I got a lonely planet guide to Buenos Aries today, and they included some local jokes so travellers can get a taste for the humour of the place. This one was my favourite: “How does an Argentine commit suicide?” “He jumps off his ego.” Also, tom found this: www.themeatrix.com It’s windy and rainy here. I [...]
what is a girl to do when she discovers that none of her trousers fit her anymore? a) fall to the floor sobbing and have an identity crisis? b) go out the next day and buy 5 pairs of trousers the next size up? c) curse herself and stop eating butter? d) go buy a [...]
so, when I go around telling people that I am writing a novel in november, I get some pretty good reactions. Lots of: “Uh-huh” and “Like you’re going to write 2000 words EVERY SINGLE DAY for a month? Riiiiight.” This article makes me feel somewhat more socially acceptable. Also, I’m going to stop talking about [...]
so, just in case you were all dying to find out…. 1. No goblins did appear at my door. The only person who rang the bell was tom’s sister oona, and she called on the phone first so the surprise was all ruined. We did eat chips with curry sauce, which was incredibly tasty, and [...]
yes, we have come to that point already. 2000 words a day is harder than it sounds. especially when you decide 4140 words in that your idea is fundamentally flawed because it is based too much on your own life. not that my life is fundamentally flawed, mind you, just that it isn’t that exciting. [...]
