Tag: NaNoWriMo
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Day 5 NaNoWriMo Update
In my day 5 NaNoWriMo update I reflect on “bad habits” I share with my hero, Douglas Adams, and how my current project is circumventing them.
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Finnemore Fridays (On Monday. I forgot to Hit Publish Last Week): You see, the problem with writing is…
…everyone has an opinion. At the Santa Barbara Writers Conference in June, I read aloud three chapters from the travel book I’m writing. The critique from the pirates in the room was, “Give me more story about the main character.” I’ve also sent chapters to my writing group. Their feedback was the same, “More you!…
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Finnemore Fridays: The Human Condition
Identifying habits is hard but rewarding personal work. For example, I know I can be irritatingly stubborn about things I “know” are “right.” I recognize this is a bad habit, but it makes me feel safe. At a young age, I felt that no one listened to me or believed me when I had an…
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Put Down the Cat O’ Nine Tails and Step Away…
I’m drafting this in Campbell Hall at UCSB, waiting to hear Steven Johnson talk about his book Wonderland: How Play made The Modern World. I expect it will be interesting and inspiring, and it makes me realize that it is official: I have given up on trying to “win” this year’s NaNoWriMo. After the first week…