@anne_the_noob14  Just don’t stop, right?  That’s what’s important.

In fact, here’s your llama — paid in advance, since we all know you’re going to make it even if it takes a few days extra. 🙂

Hey fellow last-minute crunchers.  Keep at it!  You can do it!

I just barely joined the llama winner’s circle!  Hurray!

Man!  Giant emoji strikes again!

49612.  So…. close…

But the mere 500 words in two days had little to do with “thankfulness” and more to do with a freak blizzard that dropped two feet of snow on us (and counting)!  I am sooo sore from shoveling!

@eden-anderson congratulations on earning your llama of completion!

I’ve still got 1100 words to go.  Perhaps if I don’t overdo the “thankfulness” 😉 today I’ll be joining you soon.

Hey all right!  This thread hit 100 pages!

🎶 Cel-e-brate good times, COME ON! 🎶

I guess I’m singing everything right now because I’ve been working on my big ballroom scene again today.
(Drawing heavily on the GREAT ballroom scene from Enchanted
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=enchanted+queens+ball
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Since it was Sunday, I decided to kick back and play around in the workshop.  Inspired by the Wonderland side of my story I decided to try and make some hand-carved hearts out of exotic bloodwood.  Made a huge mess, but the results are pretty sweet!

I plan on hanging each from a chain like a pendant… probably do a promo/giveaway someday when t…[Read more]

After talking up being prepared for Sunday last week, I didn’t get my extra words in line this week.  Oops.

But I did find this today.  Great help for those of us stuck in the 3/4 doldrums.

If you’re still jazzed about your book, bookmark this video anyway, because there’ll come a time…

Nah, not “behind”.  That’s 33 THOUSAND more than you had last month!  That’s some great progress!
Also, looks like you got some great word wars in today.

Don’t feel bad, but to answer the question, I just passed 45k today.

QOTD:

He was gone.

She dropped to the damp ground and croaked once more, “Leo…”

In the light of a lone streetlight h…

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Sorry I wasn’t around.  Our internet provider was down yesterday due to high winds. 😢
Barely came back in time to update my word count.  If I’d have lost my streak because of downed phone lines, I’d have FREAKED OUT!

Hey, looks like we’ve got a lot of sweet toothys as far as snacking goes.
Here’s my million dollar invention:  You know those Ad…[Read more]

Question of the day:  Do you snack while writing?  If so, what’s your snack of choice?

This year I’ve been going for salted peanuts.  The good news is it’s fairly healthy.  The bad news is my writing desk is getting a little disgusting – peanut shells all over the place like a cheap cowboy bar. LOL! 🤠

@naiya-dyani No patience needed! I love explaining NaNo. It’s so much easier than explaining my stories.

Haha!  Exactly!  Well said! 👏

Not a huge writing day.  Only 844 words, but this is a plot hole I’ve been needing to address for awhile now.  At least I’m still ahead of target, so oh well.

QOTD:

“I can’t tell the rest of you what to do.” he decided at last. “But I only know what I can do.  I can help those people, and unlike the rest of you, I’ve decided the fact that I can he…

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Sunday and NaNo:

I don’t know what you guys’ opinion of writing on Sunday is, but certainly the NaNo website expects you to or you lose your streak (plus the math doesn’t divide out right)

Anyway, I tried this and I think it worked out, so I thought I’d share.

What I did was like the mana thing.  You know, where Moses and the gang gathered…[Read more]

Another story help (or more like comic relief) is a website a just stumbled across when looking for something else.

It’s a story generator that aims to be sophisticated, and like all such things, comes up with some real doosies.

“Look Christiana,” growled Morwenna, with a cute glare that reminded Christiana of incredible mice. “I hate you and I…

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