Monthly Archives: October 2012

Preparing for NaNoWriMo

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Suzanne Schultz Pick

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 | Leave a comment

Okay, fine, I admit it–I want a job

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Suzanne Schultz Pick

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 | Leave a comment

I’m my own boss and other things I’ve accepted

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Suzanne Schultz Pick

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 | 2 Comments

Ten Things I’ve Never Done

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Suzanne Schultz Pick

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 | 2 Comments

The chicken crossed the road to get another pancake

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Suzanne Schultz Pick

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 →