4 days Left

    Well, I've been out of town/crazybusy for the last 3 days. Haven't worked on my story at all. Hope to as soon as I get done with this. Been with family. Much needed time away & family reunion.
   Now, to go read & type.

7 Days Left

   Well, just a week until NaNoWriMo. I honestly don't see how I can do it, but I'm giving it my best shot.
   I was sick the last couple days, but it was a blessing in disguise. It gave me some time to read my story some more. Sure enough, I found more mistakes. Amazing. I added a little bit of stuff, too.
   How's THIS for a scary thought: 2 months until Christmas! If you're anything like me, you're thinking, "AYEEEE!"  Poor people like me, who have no time or $ to shop, don't look forward to Christmas.
   What do YOU think about the whole holiday season?

9 days left

   Well, I finally worked on my story last night for the first time in days. I re-read & added things to it until I was falling asleep sitting up, literally. Too easy to make mistakes when you can't even keep your eyes open. It felt great to work on it again, though.
   So ... what do you think about NaNoWriMo? If you don't know what that is, check out my post from yesterday.
   Is ANYBODY reading this? Hello? Hello? Hello? Hello? I didn't think so. It echoed.
   Please contact me if you read this & if it means anything to you. I'm always open to suggestions, and really would love to hear from you. Otherwise, I won't waste my time with this. I don't want to just squawk about things. Your thoughts are important to me. Thanks.

10 days left.

   Counting today, there are 10 days left until the NaNoWriMo. That is, November, which is National Novel Writing Month. In it, you try to write a novel that's at least 50,000 words in length. Of course, that doesn't constitute a real novel. It's more of a backbone, but you can poilsh it up and add things later. I'm planning to do it. Are YOU a writer? Do you plan to try NaNoWriMo? If so, why? If not, why not? What do you think are advantages/disadvantages? Let me know. I'd love to hear what you think.

10/19/12

   I'm more frustrated than a toothless shark at a feeding frenzy. I've been to bed ridiculously late and up unbelievably early every day this week. I've been running around like a blind dog in a meathouse, yet I haven't gotten ANYTHING done that I want and need to. I haven't touched my computer at home to work on my story. If it wasn't for spare time at work, I wouldn't hardly be on a computer at all.
   Oy. What a waste of time. Granted, I've been at work, earning my piddley money. But I haven't done anything I LOVE to do and want to do. What an awesome thing to do what you love and get paid for it. I so envy those who are writers, artists, whatever who paint, write, etc. It's what they LOVE and they're paid to do it. How could life be better?

10/18/12

   Unbelievable. Today is our youngest son's 16th birthday. WHERE does the time go, and WHY is it in such a hurry to get there? Sixteen years old. I just can't believe it. I remember every detail of the day he was born like it was last week.
   It's times like these that make me want to hurry and get my story done. Maybe my family can have a better life before they all leave home. I hope.

10/16/12

   Wow... this month is flying by! Already 1/2 over.
   Was out yesterday, with our same car in the car hospital again. The radiator was faulty that was just put in. That got me to thinking about how dependent we are. We totally rely on cars,  computers, electricity, etc. What's frustrating is how reliant we are on our old junky cars that aren't even reliable! Our society would come to a sudden crash if we didn't have our gadgets - our iphones, computers, cell phones, etc. Granted, they are technological wonders. You can do amazing stuff with them all. But if they were taken away, we'd be totally crippled and helpless. I almost wish I lived in a simpler time with no gadgets. I think I was born about 150 years too late. Don't get me wrong - I love air conditioning, tv, computers, etc.   I love conveniences. But I feel like a slave to my phone, sometimes.
   What about you? Our your gadgets your helper or your master?

10/12/12

   Well, in reading the blog of a literary agent (whom I hope will be my agent one day), I was reminded that November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). The challenge is to write at least 50,000 words in 30 days. I'm no mathematician by any stretch of the imagination, but that's like 1,666 words a day.
It took me 9 months to write like 46,000 words of my original version of my story. Granted, I didn't write every day, but still... wow. But Lord willing, I'm going for it. It will force me to not only finish my story now, but will really speed up writing my next story.
   I'll try to keep you up to date as November draws near!

10/10/12

   Today is just Wednesday. But tomorrow is 10/11/12. That won't happen again for a very long time. In fact, I'll be pretty old by then.
   I didn't write in here yesterday. It was a painful, expensive day. Our stinking radiator went out on our car. $500.02 later, at 5:30 p.m., we had it back. Wouldn't a horse be cheaper? At least when it gets too old, you can barbeque it. Just kidding. I can hear all the bleeding heart animal lovers throwing mental knives at me even now. I wouldn't really barbeque it. Maybe deep fry, but not barbeque.
   I lost all day yesterday. I was home from work, but got nothing done. I had a killer headache, plus I ran erreands all day. I hate days when I just spin my wheels like a trash truck in quicksand. I would like to say that I spent all day working on my story. Well, I COULD say that, but I'd only be lying to myself. That's no fun. I don't think I'd believe it.
   As you probably guessed, I don't have much to say. But I just wanted to give you something to read, in case you accidentally stumbled across this and wondered what on earth this is. Now you know. I'm glad you took the time to read this. Please feel free to contact me on Facebook or email. I'd love to hear from you. Thanks.

Area 51

   Well, today I leave Nifty 50 and enter Area 51. In other words, it's my birthday. 51 today. 50 was a big deal. 30 and 40 were big deals. 18 and 21 are big deals. Everything in-between are just birthdays. Another year older. Don't get me wrong - I AM glad to be alive. I hope God gives me another year. I hope & pray I can do better in every way in this new year. That never seems to happen, but at least it's something to shoot for.
   Last night, I read more of my story. I added a few things, deleted some, made some corrections. Amazing at this point there's still stuff to fix. It never will be perfect. But, man! SO many mistakes still! I hope I find 'em all before I submit it. I have a little more than 1/2 of the story to read, then that's it. I MAY have a couple people read it first. I've done that already. I just don't want to make any more stinking changes. I've worked on this thing for like 11 years! I want to get it to a publisher, and first to an agent! I want to see that story in print, in book form, and hold it in my hands. I want to see it in bookstores and autograph copies for kids who love to read, and for little old ladies who love the story, etc.
   Sigh... some day. Some day.

10/2/12

   Today is one of those days I'd be better off not writing anything. Like I say, there are really only two things wrong with me: 1. Everything I say. 2. Everything I do. The last few days have just been a never-ending series of stupid, clusy blunders. In trying to remove bricks from the front of the house, bricks fell & broke off the handle to turn the water on for the hose. A ketchup bottle explded upon opening, showering my youngest son in ketchup. I dropped my (glass) waterbottle at work, on a day when it was like 110 degrees. It exploded all over. The toilet overflowed late last night when we were all exhausted and just wanted to sleep. Those are just a few highlights. Stupid stuff has gone on nearly nonstop for a week. Or more. It hasn't been "one of those days." It's been one of those lifetimes.
    On apositive note, I read in my story from page 82 to 95, and made several corrections. I'm SO glad I didn't send this story in years ago when I thought it was ready. I would've looked totally stupid. There has to come a point, however, when you just can't find anything else to fix, and submit the thing. I hope that comes soon.

October 1st Already

   Wow... it's already October. September went by unbelievably fast.
   Well, I finally worked on the story again. I read through more of it Sat. Once again, I found a couple dumb mistakes that I somehow missed before, and I added a little bit. I'm only on page 80. I have 200 pages to go. It's really time consuming, mainly because I read really slow. I worked on it at night, too. I nearly fell asleep while reading. I didn't want to miss any mistakes, so I had to quit. This week's looking really busy. Don't know when I'll get to it this week. I SO wish that I could write and work on the story during the day, when I'm freah & awake. After working all day, running errands, etc., it's hard to stay awake, let alone do anything half-way intelligently.
   Maybe SOME day, I'll be able to write full-time. I hope.