NOT KEEPING SCORE

Left the house this morning dressed in a red unitard and 5-inch platform boots and stepped into the Tenderloin. The rest of my get-up consists of black hot-pants, thick rimmed glasses, and a “Locuter” lettering encircled on my chest. I am a super-villian of the highest caliber. My evil power? I spew forth big […]

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A novel-writing team has formed! I’ve got two folks on board with me as part of NaNoWriMo. Please welcome:
Brian and Whitney!
Help cheer us on as we attempt to write 50,000 words in 30 days.
To prove our commitment to this writing endeavor, each of us will be writing a check of a sizable amount to an […]

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After dinner one night I unwrapped the plastic cover of my dessert and cracked open my destiny: “Your life will be prosperous if you use your creativity”
I should be happy about this fortune-received, but I’m not — and it’s not just because I’ve acquired a $150/week to-go Chinese food habit while living the single professional […]

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In preparation for writing my novel in November, I have

Begun telling as many people as I can that I am participating in NaNoWriMo so that if/when I fail the mockery and embarrassment will be crushing and painful.
Read “No Plot? No Problem! A Low-Stress, High-Velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 Days” by Chris Baty. […]

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Baseball pitcher Kenny Rogers’ dark “smudge” on his hand during the World Series last night raised eyebrows (ESPN story) — was it dirt, tree sap or […]

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Because the rules of NaNoWriMo specifically state that no prose-writing is to begin prior to November 1, I’m doing all I can to prepare for the event. I figure that in order to successfully complete a 50,000 word novel in 30 days I’ll have to. I’m still trying to get a more routine work schedule […]

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Fortune cookie eaten after fish filet lunch in the Sunset District reads, “In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.” I interpret this to be a sign of encouragement of my recent decision to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days during November as part of National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo.
Fortune cookie […]

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Afraid of commitment? Me too.
But you know what they say about phobias. In true form, I’ve done a project for today’s SlinkyFest — which is the signing of the agreement below. The agreement is this: write a novel in 30 days beginning November 1st.
I am participating in National Novel Writing Month (or NaNoWriMo).
Not Keeping Score […]

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