After long months of intermittent exercise brought on by family craziness, business trips, bouts of novel writing and a dozen other excuses, I’m finally getting back to a consistent exercise regime. I had been getting to the gym and pool[…]
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53,379 reasons to do NaNoWriMo
It’s done. After a month of writing 1,667 words almost every day (with a few days hitting 3,000 to 4,000 to make up for traveling, family engagements, and the occasional bout of exhaustion), I completed my novel. It’s 53,379 words,[…]
Read moreRadio Active 59: Novel Update, Seeds of Destruction, NanoMonkeys, Invincible Super Blog
On this edition of Nuketown Radio Active, I update folks on my quest to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days, check out a new LEGO Chess set, debate what to call a hybrid unicorn/pegasus. In Netheads I talk[…]
Read moreNovel Writing Month Status Report
Today’s Word Count: 499 (11/30) Yesterday’s Word Count: 4,753 (11/29) Running Total: 53,379 Goal: 50,000
Read moreRadio Active #58: Chess for Kids, Geek Dads, D&D 4E
On this episode of Radio Active, I discuss my daughter StarGirl’s sudden desire to learn chess and my approach to teaching her, contemplate the impending arrival of National Novel Writing Month, check out the Geek Dad Podcast and Simian Farmer blog[…]
Read moreRadio Active #57: NaNoWriMo, Kit Bag, Crisis on Finite Macs, Unquiet Desperation, Halo 3
On this episode of Nuketown Radio Active, I become an uncle again, contemplate a Crisis on Finite Macs, geek out about Halo 3, look ahead to National Novel Writing Month, listen to the Unquiet Desperation podcast. I also check out[…]
Read morePreparing for NaNoWriMo
November is coming. And that means so is National Novel Writing Month. In years past, I’ve watched and read as my friends fought their way through it, some succeeding, some failing, all glorious in the pursuit. I’ve sat, thought, considered[…]
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