Itisi

The nebulous ramblings; grammatical & punctuational experiments of a girl born on the fifth of November

Month: November, 2006

I did it! I did it!

Well, sort of. I have passed my 50,000 words for NaNoWriMo (note the snazzy winner’s logo in the sidebar) but the book isn’t finished I still have two chapters to write. I decided to change the ending yesterday because one of the characters was not going were I wanted, but having done that I needed to make changes to the previous five or six chapters and extend the ending.

If anyone is thinking of having a go next year, then do. Honestly, if I can do it, anyone can. It’s unlikely that you will turn out the most wonderful piece of literary fiction ever written, but you will have the basis for something great in the future. Not that I expect my offering to be great, or literary, it is a very cheesy horror novel, but that’s ok, because I have always wanted to write a cheesy horror novel. Plus, it is great experience. I have learnt a lot, and enjoyed the whole process, even the bit when I ran out of story.

Well, I’m off now to finish the final chapters. If anyone would like to read it or read more for those who have had a peep, you will be very welcome, but at the moment the poor girl is sitting with her hair in rollers and a face pack on. So, if you wouldn’t mind waiting until she looks more presentable – it will be a better read then anyway. Also, I plan to make quite a few changes so this version may be very different to the rewrite.




Indignant Tortoise Is So Itchy


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NaNoWriMo and other stuff

I’m very close to the end of my NaNoWriMo attempt and should finish tomorrow, fingers crossed. Of course, then the real work begins and I have to edit, rewrite and somehow expand the whole thing into a full novel, but at least I can take my time with that.

If you have ever wondered how many people in the US share your name, now you can find out at How Many of Me. Apparently I am unique, in the US anyway, there is no one else with my name. Mr Blogs is more common, there are 56 of him.

The Implicit Association Test, measures your reactions to visual stimuli in an attempt to determine your hidden biases. I took the old vs young test and apparently I have a slight preference for older people which isn’t really surprising because old people never expect me to do their washing or cook meals at 9.30 at night.




Indignant Tortoise Is So Itchy


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