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NaNoWriMo 2013 Done

Posted on November 30, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

No, not 50,000 words. But in the end I did meet my personal goal of 35,000 words. And I got to the end of the story. It wasn’t pretty, and now I’ll have to go back and redo almost everything … Continue reading →

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Still November!

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

I’m in a happy place regarding the novel, and still enjoying the whole NaNoWriMo experience. This week I took some time to contact some of my “writing buddies” and really enjoyed hearing about their processes. One has already gotten past … Continue reading →

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Mindfulness in Mid-November

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

I know I’m writing a novel, but yesterday was a poem of a day. It has been a long time since I’ve been so genuinely and completely, simply happy in a day. After some really bitter cold around here– single … Continue reading →

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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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