NaNoWriMo – A Parent’s Journey – Day 4

November 5, 2014 Vanessa ShieldsLeave a comment

TOTAL WORD COUNT: 5, 283 (Wrote 1,767 today) HOW LONG I WROTE: 1 hour (From 7pm until 8pm. I wrote using my laptop while sitting on my bed in my bedroom. With the door closed. And the timer on my phone counting down the hour for me.) WHAT ELSE I DID: Got up at 6:45am.… Continue reading NaNoWriMo – A Parent’s Journey – Day 4

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NaNoWriMo 2014 -A Parent’s Journey – Day 1 – 2 Word Count: 1,005

November 3, 2014 Vanessa Shields2 Comments

For this year's NaNoWriMo updates, I'm all stats and facts, yo. No time for more. Also, I want to see how much 'other' stuff I'm doing, and what specifically this 'other' stuff is because I feel like so much 'worry' time regarding me thinking I should be writing is not worth the worry. I'm a… Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2014 -A Parent’s Journey – Day 1 – 2 Word Count: 1,005

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NaNoWriMo 2014 – Participant Confirmation!

October 31, 2014 Vanessa ShieldsLeave a comment

Is it November already? Good grief, Charlie Brown! Time continues to prove to us that she stops for no one, and so we've found ourselves on the eve before November 1st - this all hallows eve - and we will dress up and be 'someone/thing else' before we settle into our novels and write someone/thing else… Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2014 – Participant Confirmation!

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Interview with Kurt Sasso from Two Geeks Talking!

October 30, 2014 Vanessa ShieldsLeave a comment

Lucky Kurt Sasso, the 'geek' (and I say this with full respect and joy!) in Two Geeks Talking, a entertainment industry blog/podcast show - he got to interview me a few days before my initial interview with Chris Hadfield! In all my nervous glory, Kurt and I did a Skype interview late one evening. We… Continue reading Interview with Kurt Sasso from Two Geeks Talking!