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Hot Cocoa
It’s the middle of December, and the winter holidays are rapidly approaching. The air is crisp, and may cause you to gasp as you escape from a warm, cozy building and soon wish you hadn’t. You might decide to return to … Continue reading
Only in California?
California is a mess right now. In fact, it’s been a mess for a while. We have, I believe, the highest unemployment rate in the country. But it’s so beautiful here. That ought to count for something. In how many … Continue reading
I Finished! 50,026 words
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
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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Tagged inspiration, Nanowrimo, personal, rejuvenation, thoughts
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A Covey Ain’t Bad
I counted eighteen quail through my window at 7:30 this morning. They were scurrying around the driveways and yards across the street, and then a few of them leaked over to the sidewalk in front of our house. They were … Continue reading
The Watercolor Game
Well, after almost two weeks I finally got back to my rose watercolor painting today. If you missed my first post on this topic, you can check it out here: https://jmnaszady.wordpress.com/2011/10/26/how-to-paint-a-rose/ . I was distracted. The weather changed, and so did the … Continue reading
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NaNoWriMo
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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Tagged inspiration, Nanowrimo, personal, procrastination, thoughts
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Pumpkin Lights
So when did Hallowe’en decorations evolve from a jack-o-lantern on the porch with maybe a skeleton for company to black and orange flashing lights everywhere, lawn goblins, and a variety of other ghostly and ghastly creatures adorning every bush and tree? Don’t … Continue reading
National Novel Writing Month
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?
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
When You're Bored 