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Guess what’s here..?
NaNoWriMo
Or National Novel Writing Month.
This is a personal challenge to complete a 50,000 word novel in the space of one Month – specifically November.
My pal Nancy brought it up – and now I can’t put it down.
In the same spirit of focused improvement – I am considering adding these as well this month.
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Martha Stewart ‘got nuthin’ on me – check out my Pony Pumpkin!

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Qtpfsgui – Home

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Reread that title.  Then read it again.  What will it take – minimum – to make you happy?  I read this question the other day while cruising the interwebs and I haven’t been able to shake the thought yet.  That means it is time for a quick bit of soul searching.
The first real question is [...]

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If you ever have the opportunity to change a full size tubeless tire on a steel rim, I suggest you pass.  If you ever get the chance to work on two of them in the course of one weekend – I suggest that you punt.  And then run screaming.  On the other hand, I feel [...]

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Amazon.com: Off the Books: The Underground Economy of the Urban Poor: Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh: Books
This is my next Library book – if I can find it anywhere…

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And I can’t wait to see her!

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Cumulative Wisdom from 7 (successful) Nanowrimos, or I must’ve learned *something* from the last ~350,000 words! | National Novel Writing Month
# 5,000 words: Teaser and exposition. Introduce the protagonist and why they are as they are.
# 2,000 words: Catalyst event. Introduce the second protagonist.
# 9,000 words: Exploration of the story world; new characters and nuggets [...]

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Frustrating morning this morning.  To help me survive today I have written a list of the top five reasons you should never consider telecommuting:
5) You work better under humiliating conditions.
I’ll get more work done listening to last night’s television plots shouted over the cube walls than I would in my study.  Let’s not forget my [...]

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Excellent posting – lots of good resources.
Now I need to find a link to ‘How to actually live on 2K USD a year !’
How I Make $2,000 Every Year Without Doing Very Much – FreelanceSwitch – The Freelance Blog
Don’t let my smarmy comments fool you – this page is worth the read.

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