Senioritis has set in
September, October, November, December, January, February,….six months down, four to go. My fellow seniors know what a crazy time of year this is. For the most part, college applications are done; some...
View ArticleCurse of the Blank Page
Last night I accomplished a very big step in hitting the 50,000 word mark…I came up with my basic plot and my title! Wait for it…”You Are Here.” Catchy, right? Okay, maybe it’s not that big of a step...
View ArticleNo Shave November
Forget Thanksgiving, this classic American food-filled holiday has been replaced by a festival of (hopefully food-LACKING) facial hair. No Shave November is in full-swing. Men have collectively taken...
View ArticleNaNoWriMo 2011
If there was ever a writer’s equivalent to a marathon, it would be NaNoWriMo. The curious title sounds more like a fantasy world than a month of “literary abandon,” as it is called. It stands for...
View Article“No Shave November”
November is upon us, ladies and gentlemen. It is the month of Thanksgiving, and also my birthday. But a lesser known tradition practiced by some during the 11th month of the year is “No Shave...
View ArticleNaNoWriMo 2011 Update
Back on November 1st, I began my quest to “win” National Novel Writing Month 2011. The goal is to write a novel (or at least the minimum 50,000 words that constitute a novel). It was my first time...
View ArticleWhy aren’t you shaving again..?
There are three things I am excited for every November—my birthday, Thanksgiving, and seeing No-shave November participants. I love watching guys grow ridiculous beards and look completely different....
View ArticleNo shave November
As the spooky month of October comes to an end, the November turkeys start to gobble. What else is in November? No shave November. It’s when men forgo shaving for the month. I love the idea. Who...
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