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Reading While Writing

Posted on November 12, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I’m having good writing days lately, though the NaNoWriMo word count analyst tells me at this rate I’ll finish my goal on December 20, not November 30. But the novel has become a preoccupation, and even when I’m not writing, … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo Day 6

Posted on November 7, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Yesterday was a writing day, and so is today. Oh how I have always admired those writers who get up an hour earlier to write, or stay up an hour later, and just doggedly go at it every day. As … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo Day 2

Posted on November 2, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Well, the writing month has started off very well. I came to Chicago for the weekend for my niece’s 10th birthday. Yesterday I wrote in the airport and on the plane. This morning D. and I wrote together in the … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo Planning

Posted on October 28, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I realized after I posted on Saturday that it was not really the word count or my ability to write during November that was making me so anxious about National Novel Writing Month. It was actually the project I’d chosen … Continue reading →

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News from Lake Wobegone

Posted on October 27, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

This past spring, we got a call for Steve’s landscape business on the home phone. It was Tom Krebsbach who, with his brother, used to run Krebsbach Motors in downtown St. Joseph. I really can’t imagine a car dealership in … Continue reading →

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Fear

Posted on October 26, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

November 1 is quickly approaching. And I am experiencing the fear of someone who has committed to writing 50,000 words in November, the NaNoWriMo challenge. This is a very specific fear. I, of course, unlike the 148,000 others who have … Continue reading →

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The Winner

Posted on October 22, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

OK, I will admit to watching a reality show– Project Runway. I started watching after it moved to Lifetime and have seen five or six seasons. What I really liked at first was to watch people sewing! I love the very idea … Continue reading →

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Really Done

Posted on October 20, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

It snowed today, so maybe now I can really call it. Yesterday, just in time, I got the garlic in their bed and topped with 6 inches of straw. On Thursday, I vowed to be really done preserving. Really. I cut off … Continue reading →

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Gravity

Posted on October 16, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

We went to see Gravity in 3D last night. It was a difficult decision, because I’m not a fan of 3D. It makes me dizzy and just basically interferes with the film. The more action, the less I like it. I did … Continue reading →

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Birthplace of the Mississippi

Posted on October 12, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

This past week, Tuesday through Thursday, we went up to Itasca State Park, where we enjoyed Fall in all its glory. We lucked out on the weather, which was warm AND still, and we spent 5 hours on Wednesday making … Continue reading →

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