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How to Not Write a Novel: February 2011
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How to Not Write a Novel. Thursday, February 24, 2011. It's been four days. I'd breakdown the hours, minutes and seconds for you, but I already feel pathetic enough as it is. No need to share my lametude with the world. Yes, lametude is a word. I said so. I haven't heard anything back from Agent Chica yet, but I'm not surprised. You know that rational part of my brain? Imagine that it's a small, twiggy tree in the path of an erupting volcano. Paranoid Lava eats Rational Tree. Best line of the whole film.
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How to Not Write a Novel: With friends like these, who needs enemies?
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How to Not Write a Novel. Wednesday, January 5, 2011. With friends like these, who needs enemies? There's a girl at work, Christen, who I like. Most of the time. Sometimes, she screws up her personal life so effectively that I want to revoke her decision making privileges. But, that's not the purpose of this blog. The purpose of this blog is to illustrate just how oblivious people can be. The perfect time to spend four paid hours writing, right? I think she thought I was kidding. An amalgamation of simpl...
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How to Not Write a Novel: Inkygirl has the perfect comics for me.
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How to Not Write a Novel. Sunday, January 9, 2011. Inkygirl has the perfect comics for me. Procrastination is the fear of success. People procrastinate because they are affraid of the success that they know will result if they move ahead now. Because success is heavy, carries a responsibility with it, it is much easier to procrastinate and live on the "someday I'll" philosophy. Which incidentally reminds me of something that's been going on at work lately, which doesn't put me in a better mood. Today is ...
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How to Not Write a Novel: November 2010
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How to Not Write a Novel. Thursday, November 11, 2010. Okay, so I'm a vet. I did four years in the military, got out with an honorable discharge, and promptly burned all of my uniforms. Needless to say, it wasn't for me. I definitely have a love for my country though, and the deepest respect for the people that serve/have served. I don't like Veteran's Day though. For me, it's like Valentine's Day. Why have only one day to honor love or service or whatever? The other 364 days don't matter? A Nose in Need.
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How to Not Write a Novel: SQUEE
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How to Not Write a Novel. Monday, March 7, 2011. Joy is the feeling of grinning inside. I'm sure Melba Colgrove is a smart person, whoever he/she/it is. I sent out five query letters last week. All five are back, as of about two hours ago. Number One: Very gently written "no". Number Two: Form letter "no". Number Three: Attempted to be encouraging "no". Number Four: Send me the first five pages. Number Five: Another attempt at encouraging "no". Oh wait, what was that? Back up at number four? Picture Wind...
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How to Not Write a Novel: Tree vs Lava
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How to Not Write a Novel. Thursday, February 24, 2011. It's been four days. I'd breakdown the hours, minutes and seconds for you, but I already feel pathetic enough as it is. No need to share my lametude with the world. Yes, lametude is a word. I said so. I haven't heard anything back from Agent Chica yet, but I'm not surprised. You know that rational part of my brain? Imagine that it's a small, twiggy tree in the path of an erupting volcano. Paranoid Lava eats Rational Tree. Best line of the whole film.
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How to Not Write a Novel: October 2010
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How to Not Write a Novel. Saturday, October 30, 2010. Ladder to the Top. A friend of mine has gained a huge success in the last couple of days. A success that, while not officially completed yet, is one of those that makes me sort of hate her, as it's a goal that we both have, and she beat me to. With this though, I can't resent her. I can't let her success make me grumble and push myself further. I need to be happy for her, and leave it at that. I'm a selfish person. Succeed in the same way, I'm grumpy&...
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How to Not Write a Novel: March 2011
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How to Not Write a Novel. Monday, March 7, 2011. Joy is the feeling of grinning inside. I'm sure Melba Colgrove is a smart person, whoever he/she/it is. I sent out five query letters last week. All five are back, as of about two hours ago. Number One: Very gently written "no". Number Two: Form letter "no". Number Three: Attempted to be encouraging "no". Number Four: Send me the first five pages. Number Five: Another attempt at encouraging "no". Oh wait, what was that? Back up at number four?
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How to Not Write a Novel: August 2010
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How to Not Write a Novel. Friday, August 13, 2010. You can eat your babies. Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to knock them down." Unknown. So my family and I were invited to a friend's house last night for dinner. First off, I thought I. There's this simplistic elegance to the way she cooks things, that I couldn't ever hope to mirror. I think it's the fact that she's a Spaniard. Or something. I have no idea. Awesome though. God, I needed that. An amalgamation...
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How to Not Write a Novel: Scary.
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How to Not Write a Novel. Sunday, February 20, 2011. Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing. I sent my book to Ali's agent a few minutes ago. Terror doesn't begin to describe what's going on in my body right now. I pressed 'send', and ran away from my computer. Dancing around my living room like a lunatic, trying to avoid the urge to google how to retrieve a sent email. If that's even possible. I want that, so badly. But now, all I can do is second-guess myself.
