I’d like to reiterate something those new to the Lurkdom might not know: I love Tacky Christmas. I love tacky lawn ornaments*. I love all things tacky. We got that. Why?The simple answer is “it’s awesome.” There’s more than that, however. When life gets too serious and in the way of more fun things, something as simple as a multi-colored
I Won NaNoWriMo… Now What?
Back in college, I acted*. Every winter break I would begin the work I would need to do for whatever bit part I was casted as in whatever Shakespeare production the director decided on. Once the semester started, I’d be eyes deep in rehearsal and any other theatre related class was required for that production** for three months; this didn’t
Giving Thanks
Thanksgiving is this week, a time when people get together and eat way too much food with family that they may or may not enjoy hanging out with for prolonged periods of time. It’s a day chock full of football and it’s the official kick off to the holiday season. Gas stations will jack up the price of gas and
What NaNoWriMo Is and Isn’t
Everyone by now knows about NaNoWriMo, and, while having a working knowledge of what it is, you still might not know what it is. Miranda, for example, doesn’t know*. NaNoWriMo Is… …a great way to get yourself into the habit of writing daily. Even if you only manage 10 minutes each day, the important thing is the habit.…helpful in completing
The Eater’s Guide to NaNoWriMo
After an extremely shaky start, I’m *just* ahead of my writing schedule at fourteen thousand and something words. This one is more difficult to create as opposed to it’s precursor, but I’m not focusing on that today. Today is all about WriMo fuel. In order to push through your first draft*, your brain to needs to be firing on all