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Tag: NaNoWriMo 2011

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NanoWriMo – Day 14 – Word Count: 1191 Total: 20,930

November 14, 2011 Vanessa Shields

Margaret Atwood said: A word after a word is power. (Thanks, Carlinda! I 'borrowed' this quote from the signature in her email message!) Isn't that the rootin' tootin' truth! (Did I just write rootin' tootin'? Surely these two words should rarely or never be written word after word...) I was up and at 'em by… Continue reading NanoWriMo – Day 14 – Word Count: 1191 Total: 20,930

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NaNoWriMo – Day 12 – Word Count: 2528 Total: 19,739

November 14, 2011 Vanessa Shields

I'm not sure how I managed to get that many words written on Saturday. Crazy! I just kept writing in between doing other things. When I did a final count at the end of the night, I just about fell out of my chair. I did it twice 'cause I couldn't believe it! Nice! It… Continue reading NaNoWriMo – Day 12 – Word Count: 2528 Total: 19,739

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NaNoWriMo – Day 11 – Word count: 0 Total: 15,140

November 13, 2011 Vanessa Shields

Didn't get a word in.  It's all good. Really good. Gave my critic some time to piss off. Let my mind think about other things.  It worked.   

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