Writing tools
I switched to Apple Pages for my novel. Most of my notes were in a handful of HTML files, rather than the database on Jer's NovelWriter. It's a good program, but Pages is working better for me. Right now I'm loving the "page
Alison Hawke
Vampire attacks
Rabid vampire bats kill in Brazil.
Health authorities in northern Brazil are trying to cope with a wave of attacks on humans by vampire bats infected with the deadly rabies virus. Rabies caused by bat bites has killed 23 people in the last two months. It is not the first
Off and wandering
Hubby stayed up late and started at midnight. I started at lunchtime. My normal backpack has been traded for the laptop bag and my thumb drive will be a constant companion. Got to feed the wordcount beast.
National Novel Writing Month has begun,
50,000 words in 30 days.
Found
Tidying up
Went through the stash box yesterday and picked out the stuff I'm never going to use. Some is earmarked for friends, the rest, I don't know. Anyone interested in a random grab bag of yarn for a few bucks? Got a ball of brown Sockotta, two
Writing exercise
Word Play from Pretend Writer on LiveJournal.
Write a piece that contains the following words:
1. long
2. button
3. light
4. quick
5. soar
6. angst
7. leather
8. basket
9. cat
10. ready
11. split
He was taking too long. The instructor was supposed to be out by
Bribery
An essential part of NaNoWriMo are the bribes for reaching a certain wordcount. My bribes are thus:
* 25,000 words: Stephen King's book On Writing.
* 40,000 words: Stargate SG-1 season 8 on DVD
* 50,000 words: A skein of Socks that Rock yarn from The Fold
Confessions of a sockly nature
I lied about abandoning the Tiger sock. I took it out of its bag last night and started the heel while watching Highlander. I needed something to do while waiting for the accountant tonight so it got worked on at lunchtime, then again after work. I have an insulated lunch
Writing meetup
Went to the St Louis Writer's Meetup last night. Three regulars, me, Hubby, and two other chaps. Two Mac laptops, three PC laptops, interesting group. Three people shared stuff they've written, I'm always nervous about doing that. What if I'm just faking
London Lions
Big cats prowled London's tower .
Two lion skulls unearthed at the Tower of London have been dated to Medieval times, shedding light on the lost institution of the "Royal Menagerie". It also shows the relationship between England's early monarchs and the "king of
Tough love
It's a hard decision: Put the socks on hold and knit only the lace. Lunchtime knitting will end when NaNoWriMo starts, it will be reduced to a bribe (get the daily two thousand words written and you can knit ten rows on the lace). Faina's scarf