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Things that make you go – ah!
I found this little book in Adventure Book in Oamaru and was going to save it for the trip home but I knew it would be ok to start. Tolkien in his scholarly form tends to be… hmmmm… dense reading? … Continue reading
Posted in badass-ness, NaNoWriMo, note to self, NZ 2017, the creative process
Tagged NaNoWriMo, NZ2017, process, quote, tolkien
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Monday in New Zealand
I’m writing you, gentle reader, from the Interislander Ferry as it bears Marge and me back to the North Island. It’s a great way to pass a few hours, have a bite of dinner, a drink, a cuppa and do … Continue reading
Posted in birds and chickens, family and friends, food, From the Quote Box, life around us, NaNoWriMo, NZ 2017, the creative process
Tagged birds, NaNoWriMo, NZ2017, process
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Wednesday
And it wasn’t a bad day, my second day back to work. I do feel rusty at work but that will pass. It’s nice to feel missed. Towards the end of the day I found a lady sitting and watching … Continue reading
Posted in Do the Work, geeky stuff, Journey to Wales, NaNoWriMo, Poetry and Lyrics, the creative process, work (dayjob)
Tagged journeytowales, NaNoWriMo, poetry, process, wales
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Caemes Bay and Llanfechell and Standing Stones!
I did a lot of driving around today. As Marge warned me – easier with other cars to follow. Only had one dicey moment but nothing too hairy. Many of the roads I was on today were one car wide … Continue reading
Posted in fae and elvish, In the neighborhood, Journey to Wales, NaNoWriMo
Tagged journeytowales, NaNoWriMo, wales
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The Eve of NaNoWriMo (aka Halloween)
Yup, it’s that time again when words fly, charts grow, pencils get gnawed, and a writer’s mind turns to – well, how can I get 1667 words down today? I was off today and I set myself some chores to … Continue reading
Posted in clouds, In the neighborhood, NaNoWriMo, photography, process, taking time to look
Tagged autumn, clouds, NaNoWriMo, Photography
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