It's been a couple of days since I crossed the 50,000-word mark of Nanowrimo, and it's been a good time: Took Monday night off, do some errands and cooking and catch up on life Tuesday and today, I've written between 500-1000 words each day Compiled a list of other content about the novel that I … Read more
Sigh, if only it wasn’t so true… Link: SoWhatDoYouDO.jpg (JPEG Image, 500×616 pixels). For the record… Designers and editors aren’t email techs. Or computer techs. We… oh, never mind…
Calling Jeffrey Morgenthaler! Was chatting with a friend of mine recently, and he and I came up with an interesting cocktail concept, that he dubbed the "Celtic Samurai": Celtic Samurai 2 measures of scotch 4 measures of warm green tea 1 Tbsp. simple syrup 4-5 mint leaves, muddled Now to suss out how the actual … Read more
Today's Novel Writing Stats Sunday, November 23, 2008 Word Count: 2588 Total Written: 50216 Total Remaining: 0 Avg. Words Per Day: 2183 Time (minutes): 75 Avg. Time (minutes): 61 Notes & Observations I did it. On Sunday, November 23, 2008, I crossed the 50,000-word finish line, and won Nanowrimo. Not that I really win anything, … Read more
Today's Novel Writing Stats Saturday, November 22, 2008 Word Count: 1736 Total Written: 47628 Total Remaining: 2372 Avg. Words Per Day: 2165 Time (minutes): 45 Avg. Time (minutes): 60 Notes & Observations Thought this evening would only be around 1100 words, but I hit a good grove and got more than the minimum. No other … Read more
Today's Novel Writing Stats Friday, November 21, 2008 Word Count: 1794 Total Written: 45892 Total Remaining: 4108 Avg. Words Per Day: 2185 Time (minutes): 50 Avg. Time (minutes): 61 Notes & Observations A mellow night of writing, full of many short sections leading up to the main action of the novel. The sections were short … Read more
Today's Novel Writing Stats Thursday, November 20, 2008 Word Count: 2035 Total Written: 44098 Total Remaining: 5902 Avg. Words Per Day: 2205 Time (minutes): 80 Avg. Time (minutes): 62 Notes & Observations Tonight was a grueling evening of stalling, false starts, disjointed dead-end ideas, and internal resistance. I wanted to dink around on Facebook. I … Read more
From carrying only one bag to improving how you pack, there are lots of ways both to cut how much you pack, and to have what you pack take up less space: Link: Travel: How to Cram All Your Travel Gear in One Bag.
Today's Novel Writing Stats Wednesday, November 19, 2008 Word Count: 2041 Total Written: 42063 Total Remaining: 7937 Avg. Words Per Day: 2214 Time (minutes): 50 Avg. Time (minutes): 61 Notes & Observations This evening's ride on my sidecar motorcycle did not in any way influence tonight's nano output, I swear. Excerpt "She loved the world … Read more
As the old saying goes, "If you have heat, you can cook." But it’s only if you understand heat that you can cook well, and the New York Times has an in-depth cook’s-eye-view article on heat and cooking: Via: Cooking: Improve Your Cooking Chops with the Invisible Ingredient Link: The Invisible Ingredient in Every Kitchen … Read more