Greetings all,
At 3 am this fine morning, pumped full of Mountain Dew, I crossed the 50,000 word finish line for my Native American novel "Two Step." The synopsis is a Native American woman from the Oneida tribe who is finding herself, her Higher Power, and true love after a major loss of a relationship. The sheer exhilaration of finally completing such a large sized word project still blows my mind. I am grateful to all my family and friends who sent me words of encouragement, cards, and spent…
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Added by Buffy on November 27, 2008 at 5:05pm —
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NaNoWriMo Days 14 - 20 - 34,308 words
I am still here and writing my "Two Step" novel. I just went out of town for four days and came back and threw myself in my work and my novel so I haven't had the luxury of time to keep you all up dated as much as I like. So I will summarize the last few days here in a single email.
Day 14 - Friday
I went into work today tying up loose ends before going to Chicago pow wow tomorrow. I came home and packed my bags for the weekend. I wrote up…
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Added by Buffy on November 21, 2008 at 2:35am —
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NaNoWriMo Days 12 & 13 - 26,032 words
Greetings,
NaNoWriMo day 12 I started off the day early working with my peer as a Peer Support Specialist. Later, I spent the day hard at work writing and working on the newsletter for work. I finished writing key articles in the newsletter. I was able to produce a final hard copy. I printed it up and then edited it. I reprinted up a second copy. I didn't get home til after 7 pm. By then I had dinner and realized how drained I was so I we…
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Added by Buffy on November 14, 2008 at 7:19am —
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NaNoWriMo Day 11 - 24, 242 words
Went to work today early. Weather was most cold even with a winter coat on standing at the bus stop. Felt motion sickness on the bus at every turn and detour. Relieved to get off the bus. Had to climb into the van to go to a work meeting in Milwaukee to the agency I work for that helps children, family, and those with mental illness. Today's topic was Trauma Informed Care. How to deescalate a situation using sensory intervention with individuals who have…
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Added by Buffy on November 12, 2008 at 6:23am —
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NaNoWriMo Day 10 - 24,242 words
Early morning I spent writing in my journal and doing more cleaning. In the afternoon I had to go to the hospital because of my diabetes. It wasn't for an emergency basis, the diabetes education center is located there. I go there for regular maintenance and diabetic education courses. I was weighed and I maintained my weight from last month. I still need to remember to get a med alert bracelet. My diabetic dietician wants me to keep closer track of what I…
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Added by Buffy on November 12, 2008 at 5:29am —
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NaNoWriMo Day 9 - 22,559 Words
Okay I will be blunt I feel like a walking zombie now. I am constantly thinking about my novel, talking to people, researching, reading, planning, and rehearsing in mind about my novel when I am not writing it. And when I am writing it I am spending hours a day pounding it out and my wrists and neck hurt. When I get done writing at midnight I am all wired up and can't seem to unwind til 2 am or 3 am. Then I wake up at 8 am. I need to really pace myself and…
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Added by Buffy on November 10, 2008 at 12:05pm —
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NaNoWriMo Day 8 - 19,674 words
Today I rested as much as I could. I had a full week, lots of daily writing, and Saturday was day one of the second week which Chris Baty of NaNoWriMo.org says is a sophomore week and a slump week. Not what I wanted to hear. They say the first week is the honeymoon week when you're all full of excitement and vigor. But the second week you begin to stall and struggle. I know I was starting to feel it. I wanted to take off today to be honest, but I know that…
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Added by Buffy on November 8, 2008 at 7:30pm —
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NaNoWriMo Day 7 - 16,839 words
I spent the day with a dear friend and neighbor. We talked a lot about each other's lives. She discussed the challenges of her spirit and day to day life. She expressed an interest in my novel and we discussed the issues revolving my novel's main character. The character is having problems meditating and being able to silence the chatter of her mind to hear her Higher Power.
I spent a lot of time doing background research for my novel including topics of c…
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Added by Buffy on November 7, 2008 at 7:30pm —
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NaNoWriMo day 6 - 14,791 words
I had some medical appointments in the morning. Things that must be done to keep me smiling and healthy. lol
Then, I went to a celebration of a graduation of employment training for several of my friends. Everybody introduced themselves to the room.We had watched a video featuring one of the fine community agencies in my area. There was an excellent lasagne dinner made from scratch, bread with butter, salad, peanuts, pretzels, popcorn,and lemonade. The gra…
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Added by Buffy on November 6, 2008 at 7:30pm —
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NaNoWriMo Day 5 - 12,400 words
It was my day off and I slept in for some much needed sleep. I was so exhausted. I called a friend filled her in how I was progressing. She keeps me sane. lol I ate a simple late lunch. I wrote in my journal. I said my prayers, meditations, and affirmations. Started up the computer and I was on my way to reading my email. I had so much email it took me a few hours to read and answer alot of it.
I checked in on my neighbor and she was in bad shape. I gave h…
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Added by Buffy on November 5, 2008 at 7:30pm —
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NaNoWriMo Day 4 - 10,415 words
Yesterday, I talked with a dear friend sharing with her about my novel writing experience. It's nice to have someone cheer you on. I am having a growing list of people who want to read my completed novel. For some crazy reason that seems intimidating. Writing for myself seemed to be less pressure, but now knowing people actually are caring about reading my words is a shock to me that people care. Once, I was talking about the synopsis of my story to a cab d…
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Added by Buffy on November 4, 2008 at 7:30pm —
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NaNoWriMo Day 3 - 8,600 words
Well I had to wait til 8pm to start writing today because my day was so full of other things. I started my day at 6 am cleaning, balancing my checkbook, and getting ready for my day. By 9:45 am I was off to a meeting and then work. I also had to go to a Memorial for three people at 1pm. I already voted for Barack Obama and so today I spent my time at my local Waukesha Obama headquarters calling potential voters asking if we can have their support, whether th…
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Added by Buffy on November 3, 2008 at 7:30pm —
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Buffy's Day 2 NaNoWriMo novel writing - 6,040 words .
I had the most bizarre surreal and very vivid dreams last night. It's as if by writing my novel I unlocked some magical door inside my head and something powerfully creative is running through me. I have been so inspired lately and have been writing all over the place whereby alot of people have been responding strongly to what I have had to say. I received many compliments. One woman said I gave her "the chills" by my words. Another…
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Added by Buffy on November 2, 2008 at 7:30pm —
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NaNoWriMo Day 1 - 2,879 words
Greetings Circle,
I thought I would share my journey as I write my novel. One, to help me be more accountable. Two, to get encouragement and support from all of you. I really need you all right now.
I began my novel writing day at 3:30 am. I could not sleep even though I had an exhausting day working a 6 hour party in costume at work. I was on my feet alot constantly getting up and down. I thought for sure I would sleep like a rock but I didn't. So I decid…
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Added by Buffy on November 1, 2008 at 7:30pm —
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