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VANESSA SHIELDS

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Author: Vanessa Shields

Writer. Mother. Lover.
On Writing

NaNoWriMo – Day 5 – Word count: 2014 Total: 6387

November 5, 2011 Vanessa Shields

I got up at 7:30am. Went pee then got to writing.  I wrote until 8:45am only breaking to bathroom...I'm seeing a trend in my bathroom usage when I get up early to write. I think it's a mix of nerves and keeping 'regular'.  Oooo. It felt so good to sit at the computer, in the… Continue reading NaNoWriMo – Day 5 – Word count: 2014 Total: 6387

On Writing

NaNoWriMo – Day 4 – Word count…um….

November 5, 2011 Vanessa Shields

I didn't write a word. But here's what I did do: laundry dishes cooked beef stroganoff and beef stew raked the leaves groceries   I didn't write a word but it doesn't matter. I'm still a novelist a work. No doubt.         

On Writing

NaNoWriMo – Day 3 – Word Count today: 2046 – Total: 4373

November 3, 2011 Vanessa Shields

My alarm went off at 5:45am this morning. It was a soft harp sound, gently waking me from a deep sleep. A real sleep. I haven't slept so deeply in weeks.  I realized something important: alarms work. I usually find myself waking up every hour on the hour from 4am on, letting my body jolt… Continue reading NaNoWriMo – Day 3 – Word Count today: 2046 – Total: 4373

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