NaNoWriMo 2010: The Aftermath

Another year, another novel.  This was my seventh November spent with NaNoWriMo, and I couldn't imagine a year without a novel in.  Several lessons were learned this year: Minions FTW! This year felt like the best organised St Louis NaNoWriMo I've ever been in.  We had

FO: Slayer Socks

After a long break and my 2010 NaNoWriMo novel, I finished these socks: Pattern: My own (toe up, ribbing, eye of partridge heel flap, rolled top) Yarn: Sweet Georgia superwash sock in Slayer Needles: US1.5 (2.5mm) magic loop Duration: 20th September to 1st December Ravelry project: Slayer Socks

Dramatic clouds are dramatic

I took this early in November from the back of the house: It's been a while since there was a photo around here.

Tweets for November 16th to November 30th

* I have entered the long dark tunnel known as "Book Set kata". One day I will emerge and know the whole thing, but not this year. * Yay! Got my beta download for UltraEdit for Mac! Column mode, how I've missed you. Now for the re-acquainting, and

NaNoWriMo 2010: Week Four

Monday 22nd 45500 words, 2074 today.  Finally wrote the scene I've been building up to for the entire story, an epic car chase through London, ending at Tower Bridge.  Love how it turned out!  Challenged to a race to 50k by Munro, but he started 2k ahead. Tuesday

Picking up the slack

After NaNoWriMo is over there's the traditional post-novel slump, and wondering what to do with all that free time you're not using to bang out a novel.  I have a few craft plans for December: A sleeve on Eris Next time Hubby's out of

NaNoWriMo 2010: Week Three

Week Three is where you hit the 35k mark and life suddenly gets easier.  I'm killing off several characters this week, some of them with the Travelling Shovel of Death. Monday 15th 31159 words, 846 today.  761 words at lunchtime, writing my main character from another character'

Tweets for Nov 1st to Nov 15th

* 503 words before I head to work, not a bad start for NaNoWriMo, even if I didn't go to the midnight kick off.  6am and I'm done. * I voted but I didn't get a sticker.  Everyone very helpful for a 1st time voter.  LOTS

NaNoWriMo 2010: Week Two

Tradition states that Week Two of NaNoWriMo is where it all falls apart and you wonder why you're doing this to yourself.  The words are horrible and everyone else is doing better than you.  The sunshine is replaced with Tropical Storm Crankypants, the cookies are mouldy, and the

Abandoned knits

My personal rule for National Novel Writing Month is no knitting until the word count is done for the day.  I normally knit at lunchtime, in November this becomes one of my writing sessions instead.  I try and write 2000 words a day and I work better if I write,