http://lauraraeamos.com this is not a mommy blog Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:41:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Amazon gift certificate time! I love debit card points :) Hubby and I got about 20 books, and it only cost us about $40. There are too many to list, but I'm most looking forward to: Self-Help, by Lorrie Moore Twilight, by Stephanie Meyer (just have to see what ... http://lauraraeamos.com/2008/11/22/day-22-i/ I used to write songs about love, and loss, and God, and the tragic but hopeful state of the world. Today, Dylan and I wrote a song, and the lyrics go: "Apple tree, apple tree. Apple juice, apple juice." I'll save love and loss and tragedy and God for ... http://lauraraeamos.com/2008/11/19/day-19-apple-juice/ My most natural writing pace seems to be about 1000 words a day, under the 1666 I need to keep on track for the 50,000 words in November. I'm not stressed out about it though. 50,000 words wouldn't have finished the novel anyway, so I'll gladly take longer ... http://lauraraeamos.com/2008/11/18/day-18update/ Oops, I missed a day. I usually do, during this NaBloPoMo thing, at least once. And it's usually for no better reason than I just had a simple brain-fart and forgot. The novel was not forgotten though. I actually managed to poach some ideas and inspiration from old ... http://lauraraeamos.com/2008/11/17/day-17-oops/ I wrote 91 words yesterday. Good God, I rock! LOL! I did well for today, but still, I'm very much behind at the moment. I need to pull about 3000 words out of my ass, on top of my daily quota. Not looking likely. NaNoWriMo Stats: end of ... http://lauraraeamos.com/2008/11/15/day-15-91-words/ "Whoes saur." It's two words, pronounced: (whoes, rhymes with clothes, and saur like from dinosaur). I have no idea where he heard it. He's been saying it forever, and we had no idea what he was talking about for the longest time. We still don't know ... http://lauraraeamos.com/2008/11/14/day-14-he-sees-whoes-saurs/ Crap. I'm having just as much trouble trying to figure out where my characters are going to go to college as I did choosing where I would go to college myself! The second college I've chosen for them just fell through since I found that they require all ... http://lauraraeamos.com/2008/11/13/day-13-writing-what-i-know/ Apart from some age/timeline/legal drinking age logistics, I'm totally figuring things out today. I managed about 2000 words today, and I might have a few more left in me before the night is over. And that's good, since I have a LOT of catching up to do. ... http://lauraraeamos.com/2008/11/12/day-12-on-fire-or-something/ First listen to "Mad World" by Michael Andrews and Gary Jules, which just breaks my heart it's so tragically pretty. (Also a Tears for Fears cover, for the Donnie Darko soundtrack) And then, a new song by Sarah McLachlan, "U Want Me 2." Which let me say, besides being ... http://lauraraeamos.com/2008/11/11/mad-world-vs-u-want-me-2/ Welcome back, Muse. Hope you had a nice three-day weekend in the middle of NaNoWriMo! Not allowed, I'm telling you, not allowed! We're back to work today though, and I'm in the process of making something interesting of two once-directionless chapters. Lots of words to make ... http://lauraraeamos.com/2008/11/11/day-11-muse-is-back/