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End of the Year Pep Talk

Posted on December 20, 2011 by joanienaz

 Here we are again, my friends. It’s the middle of the holiday season, and the end of another year. Always a good and appropriate time to take stock of the year’s triumphs and trials, comedies and tragedies, in hopes of … Continue reading →

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I Finished! 50,026 words

Posted on November 30, 2011 by joanienaz

This afternoon, I finished the first draft of my first novel. The National Novel Writing Month, sponsored by the Office of Letters and Light in Berkeley, CA motivated me to attempt this feat. My own stubbornness kept me going. And the bonding … Continue reading →

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Onward

Posted on November 21, 2011 by joanienaz

It has been nine days since my last post. In those nine days, I have almost doubled my word count in the great NaNoWriMo challenge, the National Novel Writing Month event. But it was slow there for awhile. I was … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo

Posted on November 5, 2011 by joanienaz

When I began the National Novel Writing Month project earlier this week, I foolishly thought I would take breaks from my pursuit of lengthy prose by posting on this blog. Ha! Well here I am finally, 6, 072 words later. … Continue reading →

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National Novel Writing Month

Posted on October 28, 2011 by joanienaz

It’s called Nanowrimo, and it happens during the month of November. The challenge is to write 50,000 words in 30 days. The idea is to focus on quantity over quality, in order to get a good start on that novel … Continue reading →

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What IS That Noise?

Posted on October 11, 2011 by joanienaz

You’re standing at the kitchen sink, washing up a few things, and you hear a strange sound.  You turn off the water and listen. There it is again! Something must be out on the patio. You peer through the window … Continue reading →

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Close Your Eyes

Posted on October 6, 2011 by joanienaz

The last couple of days have been exceptional ones for cloud watchers in northern California. I could spend all day watching clouds. I have many cloud photos. Some are better than others. However, it’s not always convenient (or safe) to … Continue reading →

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Remembering Gramma

Posted on May 8, 2011 by joanienaz

My maternal grandmother, born Agnes Mercer Holland on this day in 1889, was an extraordinary woman. She grew up in a tiny community in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains of northern California, the youngest of three children. She … Continue reading →

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Easter Renewal

Posted on April 23, 2011 by joanienaz

Whatever your religious or philosophical persuation, the celebration of springtime is hard to miss. This annual ritual is an integral part of our culture, embedded in the fabric of our species. The confines of the winter season burst and we are hurtled into … Continue reading →

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Changes

Posted on April 11, 2011 by joanienaz

Sometimes change is so slow, Rumpelstiltskin wouldn’t notice it after his long nap. Those of us who have trouble with patience find this type of change one of the greatest challenges life has to offer. We fidget and twitch our … Continue reading →

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