And Bend... And Stretch!

So beautiful, I just had to have them.

There they are. Beautiful, leather, calf-length. The most amazing boots you've ever seen. You feel yourself drawn to them, your fingers search out the appropriate size, you slip them on, toes sliding in easily. You can feel the exhiliration pump through your veins as your heel slots firmly into place. Your smile starts to grow with the sound of the zipper rising.

Up, up, up, it goes.

Doing NaNo? Start Now!

NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is less than a month away. 50,000 words in 30 days -- a great way to start a novel, especially if you've never finished one before. But it can be stressful, too. 1,667 words a day may not seem like much, but if you just pick up a notebook or laptop and start writing without much thought, it can quickly become overwhelming. My suggestion to those new to NaNo is to start early. No, I don't mean start writing early. That would be cheating. No words written before November 1st count. But you can be ready so that those words flow easily and freely without interruption.

Writing Productively

I'm over on Marcy Kennedy's blog today, posting about how to use Write or Die effectively. It's a program I really rely on to get my writing done in a timely manner, so check out my tips and let me know what you think!