Category: writing

NaNoWriMo 2014

by Karen, posted in books, writing

So it's November, and you (may) know what that means: time to write a novel. This year my novel is having an identity crisis. I've renamed it three times since I began November 1. Yes, that's three new titles in three days. This is the first time I've had this issue with my project. I … Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2014

Leisure time: top 10 activities

by Karen, posted in books, local fun, movies, NaNoWriMo, the beach, writing, yoga

I have the next few days off and am thinking of fun ways to spend it: Go bowling Go to the movies:  I want to see St Vincent, The Judge, and that Steve Carell movie about the terrible, very bad day. Get up early and go to yoga Go see the ocean! Check out the … Continue reading Leisure time: top 10 activities

Becoming less literate

by Karen, posted in writing

I have been noticing lately that my writing style has changed. It's much more...staccato. Where did all the pronouns go? I often omit them now. I am noticing that sometimes I leave the punctuation off of the last sentence I write in an email-especially if it's a period. I left capital letters in the dust … Continue reading Becoming less literate

A Writing Challenge

by Karen, posted in writing

A writing challenge on the Buddha Doodles Facebook page caught my eye: the #WriteYourHeartOpen Challenge. Basically, you get your writing materials out the night before and have them ready to go when you wake up in the morning. Then, when you get up, you can go grab your coffee/tea/cocoa, then come back to your writing, … Continue reading A Writing Challenge

NaNoWriMo, here I come!

by Karen, posted in NaNoWriMo, no fear, writing

So I think it's true that the more you write, the more you write. Why? Because it's almost 11PM and I've been up since 5AM and I am sitting here writing this. Because it's Day 1 of National Novel Writing Month and I have been sitting here on this hard, hard chair writing for the past … Continue reading NaNoWriMo, here I come!

Writer’s lull

by Karen, posted in education, family, Midlife Crisis, writing

For weeks and weeks, I was the whirling dervish of writing: I had a few blogs going for which I posted several times a week. I was writing 2000 words a day for my book. I was writing book reviews for several websites. I was writing restaurant reviews and food articles for an online magazine. I … Continue reading Writer’s lull

Pen pals

by Karen, posted in friends, Midlife Crisis, no fear, Turning 50, writing

I have a new pen pal! It happened like this: I got an email from a reader of one of my myriad online writings. She took a leap of faith and asked if I wanted to correspond, either via email, traditional mail, or both. She shared information about her life, her family, her country. She is … Continue reading Pen pals

Time to write

by Karen, posted in books, my one word, writing

For the first time in as long as I can remember, I don't have any books checked out from the library. None. Zero. Usually have a large pile or two of library books stacked next to the bed and/or couch, waiting to be read. The time constraints imposed by the library (read: due dates) helped … Continue reading Time to write

Expensive (disposable?) electronics

by Karen, posted in quest for the best, Work from Home, writing

I had a Compaq Presario Desktop computer for more than 15 years, and it never stopped working. Well, except for that one time, when it caught a virus, but it recovered and never failed me again. Its only shortcoming? It was (a phenomenon with which so many of us who are aging are intimately familiar) getting slow, or … Continue reading Expensive (disposable?) electronics

Cardinal rule

by Karen, posted in books, no fear, writing

I have a cardinal rule with books that stretches all the way back to my college years and here it is: I never write in a book. It feels like defacement to me to write in or on a book. I went through four years of college and two years of nursing school (not to … Continue reading Cardinal rule