... and I missed the mark by 38,000 words. Excellent. A series of things contributed to my failure this year, perhaps indicating that the attempt to reconcile the mythology of The Greater Temple of the Future into a narrative text is too big a task for me. Especially when the mythology is constantly changing. For … Continue reading NaNoWriMo is Over…
Category: Writing
NaNoWriMo
Yes, this year I shall be making my second attempt at NaNoWriMo (having failed an attempt in 2006). For those who don't know, it's a kind of gathering of crazy internet-folks who all vow to write a 50,000 word novel within the month of November. Over 100,000 people took part last time, and 15% finished … Continue reading NaNoWriMo
Thoughts (Part Four)
Four We buried a horse. It was an important horse. Don’t look for it. Why this obsession with phrases that make no sense? Words, ideas, strung together by no common thread. Apart they are nothing, and yet once together, something. Something more than the sum of their parts, something more than their meaning, which is … Continue reading Thoughts (Part Four)
Thoughts (Part Two)
Two I don’t remember it ever being this hot when I was a kid. Is that screen memory, or was it in fact not as hot in the 80s and 90s? It is unbearable heat for the fair skinned, especially us “gingers”. What with the relentless heat and the risk of sunburn, I spend most … Continue reading Thoughts (Part Two)
Thoughts (Part One)
Forward One day I opened Microsoft Word and simply started typing. The result was saved as "Diary Ah.doc", and I was so enthused about it that I decided to continue with it from time to time. It's sort of like a diary, and far more confessional than I normally write. It's basically about me, and … Continue reading Thoughts (Part One)
