Author Archive: tyunglebower

Egghead Writing and Guilt-Free Skimming

A few weeks ago I went to an annual used book sale that happens near my home. On that particular day they give you a large paper grocery bag. Six dollars for all the books you can fit into it. I made out pretty well; I got about 20 books for my six bucks. I …

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Nanowrimo Week Two Update

Novel Writing Month is in full swing, and I am still where I need to be. I’m currently up to just over 20,000 words. The Nano site’s projection have me reaching 50,000 by November 25. I only pay casual attention to that projection, though. One, because things can fluctuate greatly any given day. And two, …

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Potpourri

General thoughts and recent adventures. -I am sore for a second straight day, for multiple reasons. The first and main reason is that a few days ago, I engaged in some aerobics. Actually I engaged in exactly one half of the first, baby steps training lesson on a DVD of aerobic exercises. My attempt to …

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Nanowrimo Update 1

I’ll only be doing these on Mondays unless something major happens, so don’t worry about being flooded with Nano thoughts all month. Of course, Nano only just started on Friday. I’m happy to report that I have kept pace with my word count each day, and am in fact a bit ahead of the game. …

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Halloween Night and Nano Eve

Two year ago today, I posted my thoughts on how introverts could actually gain a great deal from a full-on Halloween celebration. Though I did end up using that face paint the other day, (it wasn’t great quality), I still have not done much on Halloween over the years, and certainly not much since posting …

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