life since NaNo

Who knew things would be so dull after the big push, the month-long all-consuming National Novel Writing Month? Yes, I wrote 50,000 words, so glad about that, but also:

I have post-NaNo blues.

And also a lot more time to read.

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NaNoWriMo: harder than childbirth. seriously.

Wait, did I already say that on Friday mornings, at 4:30am, I am so tired I can barely see straight? 

It's true -- by the end of the week, my FYEE Wake-Up Time is totally kicking my ass, and I'm shuffling to the coffee maker, shuffling to my desk, waiting for the caffeine to help turn the lights on in my head.

But I do it anyway.

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NaNoWriBloPoMo: in other words, #writeeverydamnday

All of this month, I am participating in two writing projects -- NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and NaBloPoMo (National Blog Post Month), writing in company with thousands of others, devotedly, consistently, with this as my hashtag/mantra:

#writeeverydamnday

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