Month: November 2009
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First up, from Episode 33 of Twenty-Somewhere: When Sophie finishes her drink, she turns to set it on the counter. The man turns also, and their eyes meet. His are a greenish-brown, and penetrating. “I’m Mathieu,” he says. “Sophie.” She offers her hand and he accepts. He shakes it firmly, American style. For no reason…
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Maybe when we’re born, there is a hole in our heart, and it’s already a certain shape. Meanwhile, our personalities are like uncut keys, but every experience begins to whittle us away. (Leave us damaged?) And so, in our youth, we are able to fit into many hearts, or be fit into by many keys.…
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So far, I think the 2 hardest things about NaNoWriMo are: Saying No — to distractions, to obligations, to cute puppies, to sleep. Allowing Yourself to Write Crap — but you have to. And it’s probably not as bad as you think… (And even if it is, that’s what December is for: revising!) Sigh. I’m…
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I don’t know why but lately I’ve had the urge to write fanfic again. I think because you don’t have to do any of the work to set up a world or characters. You just get to dive right in to the “good stuff.” Sadly, you cannot be a professional fanfic writer. :'( So instead,…
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NaNoWriMo update: I’m at about 5,500 words, which puts me like 1.5 days behind, but I think I can make it up. In addition to music without lyrics (or no music at all) I’m finding that NO INTERNET makes me much more productive… I’ve started using Freedom again to carve out little chunks of dis-connectivity.…