Oct 19, 2011

Posted by | 0 Comments

N is for November and NaNoWriMo

Well it’s that time of year again for NaNoWriMo. What is it? National Novel Writing Month.  This hair-pulling-desperate-coffee-guzzling event starts on November first and ends on November thirtieth. On the last day unwashed hoards of writers will fall exhausted onto their keyboards, tears of relief in their eyes.  The goal is to write a 50,000 word novel in one...

Read More
Oct 2, 2011

Posted by | 0 Comments

So Little Time for Life’s little Indulgences

I read an article recently about a consumer spending trend.  In past economic downturns the sale of lipstick historically goes up (I’m going to assume women are the main consumers, but if this is a false assumption, hey, who am I to judge?). This year nail polish had taken over as the cash-strapped person’s little indulgence of choice sexual activity? If not, priority...

Read More
Sep 25, 2011

Posted by | 1 Comment

Word of the Day – Bildungsroma...

Today I nearly overturned my coffee cup in my excitment as I read an e-mail...

Sep 8, 2011

Posted by | 2 Comments

Can’t Talk. Editing.

There once was a lady from Nantucket…oops wrong limerick. ...

Aug 29, 2011

Posted by | 0 Comments

Wax On, Wax Off

The Karate Kid’s mentor had him polishing the heck out of his old car to...