Category: NaNoWriMo

Weekly Roundup – Free thinkers, action figures, and Voldemort

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~ A quick recap of things around Empire Earth over the past week.

THERE WILL BE NO WEEKLY ROUNDUP NEXT WEEK, 28 NOVEMBER, AS IT IS BLACK FRIDAY.
 ~ As soon as I get home from work, I’m sleeping.
NaNoWriMo

I did it! I managed to write 50,000 words before Thanksgiving. I waded my way through Time’s defensive line and snagged myself a touchdown on Tuesday! It’s been a crazy ride, and I had a blast tweeting about it on Twitter. I haven’t finished the story yet, and I plan to do NaNoWriMo’s validation step later on this month.

This week in…
Geekdom
I went ahead and bought myself a preemptive Christmas present.

I can never pass up a good deal on action figures, especially on ones that I’ve been pining after for what feels like ages! The flash drowns out Thranduil, making him seem dull, but the details in him are nice. They did a fantastic job. Oh, and he *is* wearing pants underneath that.

Next we have Elrond. I was blown away with the amount of detail in this action figure. Every last millimeter of him is etched with intricate elements. As for pants…I have no idea. The package arrived yesterday, and it was dark by the time I got home! It was dark by the I got home today as well. They are either white, or he is a freer thinker than we are led to believe.

Currently Reading
More like currently writing! I probably won’t read anything this month. I haven’t touched the poor book I borrowed from the library last week. I may end up returning it and borrowing it again in a few months.

Matters of Opinion
My blunt, unabashed thoughts in 140 characters or less:
I’m not feeling particularly political tonight. I would like a chair with a built in heater though.

 Video of the Week
 For you fellow Harry Potter fans out there:

Keep Your Eyes Peeled!
I’m doing my own week long Black Friday sale! Check back this Sunday evening!

Weekly Roundup – NaNoing My November Away

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Eat, NaNo, Love

I am still typing my way through NaNoWriMo. My goal is to hit 50,000 words before Thanksgiving. Can I do it? As long as I am obsessed and determined! The words are flowing, and my imagination is buzzing. This is my first attempt at fantasy (aside from my ancient Lord of the Rings fan fiction from 10 years ago…).

Until I complete NaNo, my weekly roundups will be short!

In Internet news, I tried to help #BreaktheInternet by giving Miss Kim a proper set of clothing, a Starfleet uniform:

Do not go searching the Interwebz’z many tubes for this at work or in public. She was originally posing in the nude.

Video of the week:

Weekly Roundup! Wait, Cat Videos!?

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Greetings! Normally I do my Friday weekly roundup today, but NaNoWriMo has taken over! I guess I wasn’t vaccinated for it. 😉

Image is from Wikipedia Commons

In all seriousness, NaNo is tough after a long day at work. Writing at least 1,667 words a day is a lot harder than it sounds. I can’t ask myself “what did I get myself into!?” because I knew full well!  I am in the process of warming my mind up for it, else I’d just sit here and stare blankly because I’m tired, and it’s cold outside. I want nothing more than to curl in bed with a book.

With that being said, I may change my weekly round up to one of my days off (just for November). At any rate, enjoy these random videos:

The video of the week goes to:

NaNoWriMo

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That’s right, ladies and gents, I’m doing NaNoWriMo this year! I have an idea, my mind is obsessed with it, and it just so happens to be November, so why not?

Graphic is from NaNoWriMo’s website, nanowrimo.org. 

For those of you who don’t know what NaNoWriMo is, it is one of those witty November traditions (like No-Shave-November) that is quickly becoming a Thing. The goal is to write 50,000 words during the month of November. You “win” NaNo by completing the task.

Let me fill you in on a fun little secret: The Year is Now started out as a NaNoWriMo project. I “won” NaNo in 2012 with it and revised the living daylights out of it until it became the book that it is today. I remember being obsessed with the same fervor that I have today!

I decided to have as much fun with this year’s project as possible. The holiday insanity is just around the corner, so I might as well enjoy every single day before Black Thursday Black Friday. I made a mock up cover with the current working title of the project. And yes, it’s fantasy. I’m skipping the kiddie pool and diving into the deep end!

The cover is surprisingly effective. Every time I log into NaNo’s website, it’s there to inspire me to move forward. If you are doing NaNo, I highly recommend creating a mock up cover. It doesn’t have to be the next best thing to sliced bread, just something to make you smile.

Are you doing NaNo this year? Feel free to add me as a Writing Buddy. I will add you back. I am RlyehDreams. I’ve been tweeting about my progress on twitter, @MishiWan