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Camp NaNoWriMo word count: 36,030 by 6:30am on Tuesday, 23 April 2019 EMD word count: 67,679. It had to be done. Gary wanted tart for breakfast yesterday, but no, we will finish it this morning. We will soon be on our way for a drive south. I am bringing my computer and the charger so that I…
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Camp NaNoWriMo word count: 35,655 before 7am on Monday, 22 April 2019 EMD word count: 70,007. My novel’s word count has gone backwards in a dramatic way. Though I did add a sentence or two, I have butchered out an entire chapter, and now I fear it’s too short. I think only famous people are allowed to…
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To Theodore George Marion McClellan, 1860 Such are the little memories of you; They come and go, return and lie apart From all main things of life; yet more than they, With noiseless feet, they come and grip the heart. Gay laughter leading quick and stormy tears, Then smiles again and pulse of flying feet,…
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Camp NaNoWriMo word count: 35,516 as of 6:30am on Sunday, 21 April 2019 (Passover began Friday and today is Easter) EMD word count: 75,504 and I am working on Part 3! Yesterday we went out on the beach for three hours. We carried home a load of trash, but did not even make a dent. Some irresponsible…
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Camp NaNoWriMo word count: 34,367 as of 7am on Saturday, 20 April 2019 EMD word count: 75,543 [untouched] My meeting went well yesterday. I will miss our meetings after this month. The scaffolding is down from the front of the house, and Gary has done most of the clean-up. There are still nails everywhere, and I think…
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Camp NaNoWriMo word count: 25,876 as of 8:30am on Friday, 19 April 2019 EMD word count at 75,543 We have already gone for our walk. We were on the beach for over an hour on a still cool morning. A pleasant day. The fog concealed Castle Rock offshore while we scoured the high stony edge for trash—plenty…
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There should be a photo here showing the huge amount of trash we licked up yesterday—not to mention this morning. However, I put my camera down someplace and Gary had to find it for me. Check below for the flotsam photo. It’s impressive. Camp NaNoWriMo word count: 25,405 as of 10:20am on Thursday, 18 April 2019 EMD word count…
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Camp NaNoWriMo word count: 24,840 as of 6am on Wednesday, 17 April 2019 EMD word count at 75,317—revision past page 129. As I revise the word count goes down then up then down again. Chapter 13 needs to lose at least a thousand words, but I won’t be there anytime soon. We were busy, but I…
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Camp NaNoWriMo word count: 24,698 as of 6:30am on Tuesday, 16 April 2019 EMD word count at 75,321—revised again through page 129. I have already discovered a place where I’d pasted in a scene a second time—I was so sure I’d done that. I wrote new lines. I revealed no more than I must about the tragedy.…
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Camp NaNoWriMo word count: 23,804 as of 6:20am on Monday, 15 April 2019 EMD word count at 74,883—revision begins later today! Bibi Andersson died. I had to go look up all my favorites of her films. The Seventh Seal. Babette’s Feast. I am reading Ada Limón’s poems. My goal yesterday was to submit something, and I managed…
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