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Week 4: Femme Fighting (NaNo2013 Edition) COMPLETE

Posted on November 25, 2013 by achristinewriter

Word count: 76,316 words Words written since Week 3: 19,050 words So, WH is officially finished! At least as far as the first draft goes. And the award for longest, sloppiest denouement goes to… Seriously, my ending to the nightmare … Continue reading →

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Week 3: Femme Fighting (NaNo2013 Edition)

Posted on November 18, 2013 by achristinewriter

Word count: 57,266 words Words written since Week 2: 26,251 words That “words written since” is actually larger, because I deleted the first 4-some-thousand words that I had whited out for NaNo word count. It’s hard to believe that I’ve … Continue reading →

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NaNo2013 K.O.

Posted on November 15, 2013 by achristinewriter

Just dropped in to say that at 1:49 a.m. this morning, I crossed the 50k-word line. I was technically only supposed to reach 49k words, but I decided why not go all the way. At one point, the NaNo stats … Continue reading →

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Week 2: Femme Fighting (NaNo2013 Edition)

Posted on November 11, 2013 by achristinewriter

Word count: 31,015 words Words written since Week 1: 15,952 words That “words written since” number should go up by next week, since Week 1 was actually four days instead of a whole week. Also, I have an Overnight of … Continue reading →

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Routine

Posted on January 22, 2013 by achristinewriter

She wakes up to the sun bright red through her eyelids, unforgiving at its harsh angle and nearly blinding when she opens her eyes. Norma wakes up, tosses back the covers, and groans as she sits up. She puts on … Continue reading →

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Short Book Reviews

Posted on May 22, 2012 by achristinewriter

Sometimes I don’t have enough to fill a full post. Here’s what I’ve been reading: Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Rating: **** (4 out of 5 stars) I read this in a matter of two days, a good portion of … Continue reading →

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