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From November through December, 'tis the season for 'Home Alone!' Catherine O'Hara This post contains affiliate links where I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you, but it does help support this blog and my coffee addiction. Thank you for your support! <3 Happy Friyay! Hello friends and happy Friyay! I [...]
Now that Halloween is over, it's Christmas all the way...Its November so time to get your Decorations and lights up. ~ Unknown Happy November 1! Hello, Hello friends! Happy November first; the beginning of the holiday season in MY book, as well as the official start to NaNoWriMo! I know many people are rolling their [...]
"Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas." ~ Dale Evans Is it to early? Hi friends! Taking a break from NaNoWriMo for some Christmas Cheer! Whaaaa? I know! You are thinking seriously? It is only November third! (I already heard it on Insta friends, haters [...]
"One of my favorite things is to have a three-hour conversation over coffee with someone." ~ Andy Grammer Peppermint White Mochas It has been a hot minute (or month) since I did an If We Were Having Coffee post and it is high time I did an update. I write this from the snowy White Mountains [...]
"Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go." ~ E. L. Doctorow Gimme ALL the coffee Happy NaNoWriMo everybody! Today marks the beginning of an insanely crazy month. Where sleep depravity is real, word sprints a daily exercise, Stopping mid conversation to jot something down isn't rude, and not having [...]
"Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings." ~ William Arthur Ward Thanksgiving Every year on the third Thursday of November, those of us here in the states give thanks. It is filled with the Mayflower and cornucopias, stuffing our faces with turkey and mashed [...]
"Never give up. And most importantly, be true to yourself. Write from your heart, in your own voice, and about what you believe in." ~ Louise Brown Ten Years First, Holy Expletive! Ten years! Ten years I have put myself through this torture. Ten years of word sprints, hundreds upon thousands of words, (over five [...]
All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath. F. Scott Fitzgerald Each year I try to go outside my comfort zone with my NaNoWriMo projects. The first novel I completed, as in surpassed fifty thousand words and completed with a "The End" was three years ago. It was Historical fiction slash romance and [...]
"I'm writing a book. I've got the page numbers done." ~ Steven Wright I gave a brief introduction about NaNoWriMo a couple days ago. While I touched on the craziness, I neglected to mention that all this is going on while I am in school and working full time. I know, I won’t have much [...]
"In 2006, when I had come very close to calling my agent and telling him I needed to take a break, NaNoWriMo was where I found my inspiration again." ~ Amelia Atwater-Rhodes Wha— what did I just say? I swear it isn’t gibberish. Nor is it the name of a Pokémon character. NaNoWriMo, or National [...]