how to be ok at stuff

3. Reading is Key My next stab in the dark was to start reading in earnest again. During the month of November, I had limited myself to writing and reading Mark Z. Danielewski’s House of Leaves. Having finished House of Leaves and my 50000 words, I felt an emptiness in my days, but began to [...]

I have been sorely remiss in my posts. I won NaNoWriMo, for those of you a) holding your breath in anticipation or b) actively cheering me on. It was an amazing experience, and one that I intend to repeat next year and for many years to come. I was fulfilled at the end of it, [...]

Yeash! (this is my happy-dance, Sean-Connery-esque yes, my happy happy yes because I have made it to and through another goal day in November, the novel month, as in fiction, as in Yeash!) So forgive my overwrought happiness. It’s a side-effect of this pursuit. Oh how I briefly mourn (before again being distracted by my [...]

I decided to participate in National Novel Writing Month this year, and I’m already enjoying the journey. I’m using a tool called Write or Die see http://writeordie.drwicked.com/, that is kicking my ass in the good way that makes words come out of it. I’ve had so much success with it already that I’m thinking about [...]

Green has always been one of my favorite colors. I like all greens, but kelly green in particular has, for the last seven or eight years, been my favorite. As it turns out, green is a fantastic color to evoke positive feelings, and in particular to combat anxiety. Wikipedia, being my constant companion, helps me [...]