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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Preparing for NaNoWriMo
Full moon from our window Last year was my first year of NaNoWriMo. After the years of previously using Twitter, I had never heard of the event until I started following the many, many indie writers who participated. Since I … Continue reading
Posted in All About Me, Books, Gaming, Technology, Writing
Tagged creative writing, fiction, literature, manuscript, NaNoWriMo, novel, outline, plot, smashwords, writing
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Okay, fine, I admit it–I want a job
Durham Castle, England I am finally beginning to understand a simple fact of life: when I stop worrying about things and trying to make them happen, they work out just fine. Last week I wrote about how I had to … Continue reading
Posted in All About Me, Books, Employment, School, Shopping, Writing
Tagged Christmas, gifts, Key Stage 3, Santa, substitute teacher, supply teacher, Teaching, work
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I’m my own boss and other things I’ve accepted
Palace Green @ Durham, England The leaves are changing and Fall is here. That means school is in session and I’m still at my computer. While this use to bother me greatly, I’ve finally accepted that what my job is, … Continue reading
Posted in All About Me, Books, Employment, Library, School, Writing
Tagged ebooks, high school, jobs, publishing, secondary school, self-publishing, substitute teaching, supply teaching, Teaching, unemployment, work
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Ten Things I’ve Never Done
Paris, France by garycycles6 I found this idea from Suzie Tullet’s blog but it took me forever to think up a full list. It took a lot of thinking to come up with some good items for this list. I … Continue reading
Posted in All About Me, Books, Exercise, Movies, Music, Television, Travel, Writing
Tagged Canada, Dublin, England, Europe, Florida, Germany, Italy, musicals, Paris, publishing, skydiving, snorkeling
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The chicken crossed the road to get another pancake
Henrietta I have been saying for years that I want to live on a farm. First there was the hedgehog, now it’s livestock! I didn’t realize how soon I’d get my wish – sort of. We live on a cul-de-sac … Continue reading
Posted in All About Me, Travel
Tagged allotments, chicken, coop, farm, garden, home, house, livestock, pet, poultry
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