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NNWM/11: 2:30 is the Weirdest
We woke up this morning in the guest room of my mother-in-law’s apartment in Bothell. Peering through the blinds, we were greeted with an amazing sunrise just beginning to crest the horizon. I threw on some clothes, grabbed my camera – which I’d even debated bringing in the first place – and snapped a few…
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NNWM/10: Outlines: Yay or Nay?
As much as I’ve talked about NaNoWriMo, I’ve focused a lot on the novel itself but have devoted very little time to the actual writing of said novel. And it’s that writing process that people ask me about more than anything else, so I thought I’d devote a couple of paragraphs to that. The question…
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NNWM/9: Stay in New Zealand
My parents are currently on a cruise halfway around the world, hopefully oblivious to all this ridiculousness. I am not sure when they’ll have access to email again – it may not be until their ship docks in New Zealand next week – but I did send them a quick note with a few words of…
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NNWM/8: Looks Like November
68 today in Portland. Really?! Feels like September. But at least it looks like November. Word Count Today: 867.Total Word Count: 18,105.
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NNWM/7: Method Writing
I think I might be suffering from Elvis overkill. I was writing another Elvis scene this evening while listening to Elvis on Spotify and researching the Elvis Suite at Hartland Mansion in Las Vegas. You know how actors like Marlon Brando and Dustin Hoffman immersed themselves so completely in their roles they took on the traits of…
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NNWM/6: The Color of Peanut Butter
I have no idea what inspired me to make a big pot of homemade gumbo this evening. The short answer is: I was craving it. But I don’t know why, because I have zero ties to New Orleans. In fact, Louisiana is one of the few states I have never visited. It’s not like my…
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