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Ok. 55k. I’m still hoping to reach 75k before the end of the month, so there will still be a book there after I cut out the crappy parts (at worst, I will end up with a nice haiku…), but I’m taking a break from this. I’ll let it sit until the weekend or next week, try to clear my head, waste my time with this time waster that I found here, let the MSS cool off, then read what I have so far and see what makes sense and what doesn’t. Let a couple people comment on it. Then start re-writing – I’m thinking characters need to be developed more, etc.

Xkot reveals another case of convergent evolution.

Bah, this writing gig is easy.

You learn things about yourself when you write a novel. Like, I have a fire hangup, and the ability to spin bullshit out of thin air, but being coherent is not a strong point.

WOET! as Dutch-speakers say.

For those of you from the future, this is a NaNoWriMo-related post.

Nanotechnology well and good, but will it keep my coffee maker from overflowing all over the kitchen counter in the morning?

I suppose if the coffee maker was seriously miniaturized it wouldn’t make such a mess…

And because someone asked, I’m putting back up the link to the Bug Stores. There’s even a new BuG Thong exclusively at the French Store.

Hey, according to a new survey I’m among the earliest risers in Austria, a nation of early risers. I get up before 5.30 6 days a week. And make coffee.

No mouse ass this morning.

You’d think if they were going to call it Nano-wrimo, you could write a miniature novel, you know?

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My new TMI alarm went off (6.5 out of possible 10) when I tried to post this so you have to click *more* to read the actual post. Too Much Information warning, though.

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