Tag: NaNoWriMo

  • NaNoWriMo — 46 011 Words to Go

    NaNoWriMo — 46 011 Words to Go

    I failed at my first attempt at NaNoWriMo. I failed miserably, in true Aly-fashion. An exciting idea was met with an initial burst of energy and followed by a tailwind of neglect. I ain’t mad about it.

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  • NaNoWriMo #5

    NaNoWriMo #5

    F— found the post-it note when she emptied her pockets before throwing her jeans in the hamper. “Who would make a note of the fact that they want to love someone?” she thought. “Maybe it wasn’t a reminder, maybe it was a note from one person to another, probably a woman to a man. No, it was from a man to a woman. Coward.”

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  • NaNoWriMo #4

    NaNoWriMo #4

    “Boy don’t you know you can’t escape me,” K— sang as she drove home from work. Singing along with Mariah Carey put her in a good mood after a tougher day at work. “And we’ll linger on, sime-tane-eous the feelin’ is strong….”

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  • NaNoWriMo #3

    NaNoWriMo #3

    “Why do I still miss her?” M— thought as he walked into his apartment. “She didn’t even like me.”

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  • NaNoWriMo #2

    NaNoWriMo #2

    When F— got home after brunch, she made herself a cup of tea and sat on the armchair closest to the window of her living room. She sat sideways so she could look outside and watch people walking by. From the fifteenth floor, she could see enough detail to read peoples’ body language.

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  • NaNoWriMo #1

    NaNoWriMo #1

    I first heard about NaNoWriMo a good while ago. I paid little attention to it but have been reminded of it every November since then. I thought I might try to participate in some way this year.

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