Posted on November 30, 2009 by girljordyn
So, NaNoWriMo is over. Technically, for me, there are still four hour left, but I’ve been stuck around the 36,000 for the past week-ish and it’s staying there.
For the second time, I failed NaNo. (The first time was in ‘06. I think I got to 16,000 before giving up.) But I make no apologies… the [...]
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Posted on November 23, 2009 by girljordyn
So I got to searching for myself on Google today and found quite a few hits, things I’d written, etc. Some of them I think I forgot about, so here’s a round-up of online places I’ve been published:
I Heart Daily: Agent 99 – Probably the greatest fictional spy girl ever. Did I say probably? I [...]
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Posted on November 22, 2009 by girljordyn
Okay SO MUCH TO SAY.
1. Apologies for not blogging in so long and dropping the ball on NaNo month. You can blame NaNoWriMo itself.
2. The CONTEST is being extended until Dec. 10th because… well… there is no real reason. I felt like it. So go enter and tell other people to enter and… stuff like [...]
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Posted on November 8, 2009 by girljordyn
How many years have you done NaNo in the past? How many times have you won?
I have done it once. I only got to 10,000 if I’m remembering correctly.
What genre are you writing this year?
YA Fantasy
What’s your title/working title? Do you have one?
Pale Shadows
Can you tell us anything about your novel?
I hate writing my synopsis. [...]
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Posted on November 3, 2009 by girljordyn
Ahem.
I bring to you the best thread subject lines in the “NaNoWriMo Ate My Soul” forum.
Day 1: I hate my main character and wish she would die
too early to kill?
Did you ever get the feeling you were supposed to save the world but you don’t know how?
MY_C@T_KNOCKED_@_GL@SS_OF_W@TER_OVER_ONTO_MY_KEYBO@RD…
Show, don’t tell? Just kill me now. [note: me [...]
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Posted on November 2, 2009 by girljordyn
Our first NaNo interview is my lovely friend and fellow blogger, Khy of Frenetic Reader.
How many years have you done NaNo in the past? How many times have you won (completed the entire 50k in the month of November)?
I’ve done it the last two years and won both times. Whoot!
What genre are you writing this [...]
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Posted on November 1, 2009 by girljordyn
Alright, beginning Book Two of the Traveling Pants series. It’s a great relief after suffering through nearly 300 pages of Breaking Dawn. Oy vey, you guys, OY VEY. (For the record, I am now Jewish nor do I speak Yiddish but I picked up that particular saying from my 9th grade English teacher who, I [...]
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