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Saving the Cat This NaNoWriMo

November 1, 2011 Writing

Yes, it’s true.
Big Move + Busy Work Season + NaNoWriMo = Total Chaos and Crazy Making
It’s not that I’m a glutton for punishment. The truth is, the past four or five months have been so chaotic, I haven’t really written much of anything.
And that, in itself, has been driving me crazy. Not writing [...]

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On Writing: Surprises

June 7, 2009 Writing

Today’s word count: 1214 words
NANTUCKET word count to date: 33,959
In keeping with my intention to make writing more of a priority, I sat down to write far earlier than I normally do. I finished before dinner, in fact. I started by deleting a couple of lines from the end of yesterday’s writing, and then plunging [...]

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