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I Finished NaBloPoMo!

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I did not think I would do it, but I did it. I successfully finished the NaBloPoMo contest and blogged every day for an entire month. Some of my posts were well-thought and created good discussion, while others were simply excuses to get something up for the day because I was either tired or had [...]

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Cuttin’ A Bitch

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Why the hell am I posting a few hours after I just had surgery? Because I committed to the damn contest, that’s why. But really it’s because it’s a personal challenge and having a contest just gives me an excuse. This morning I woke up at 4:15, which is not uncommon for me. But today [...]

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The War of Art

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“The writer is an infantryman. He knows that progress is measured in yards of dirt extracted from the enemy, one day, one hour, one minute at a time and paid for in blood. The artist wears combat boots. He looks in the mirror and sees GI Joe. Remember, the Muse favors working stiffs. She hates [...]

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Halfway Mark, NaBloPoMo

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I’m about halfway through my month-long commitment to post every single day (NaBloPoMo), and so far I have not missed one yet. Though now I’m starting to feel it – the lull. I’m never at a loss for what to write, but I am lacking TIME. I prefer to make fewer but more thoughtful posts, [...]

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One Week Down

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So I made it through one whole week of Nablopomo. I feel myself getting back into the rhythm again, and it feels good. Which was exactly the whole point of this exercise – to force me to write, no matter what. Kind of like a workout. It is pretty refreshing to not be obsessing over [...]

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Na Blo Me for a Month

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In light of my half-assed blogging attempts lately, I’ve decided to bitch-slap myself into productivity this month and take a stab at NaBloPoMo. Yeah, I know. NaBloPoMo sounds more like something a hooker yells in the ghetto. But it actually stands for National Blog Posting Month, and challenges bloggers to write posts daily for a [...]

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