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NaNoWriMo 09 – The Festering

nopooWhen I was a child, I begged and pleaded with my parents for a puppy – like most children do.  Eventually my parents gave in, with the condition that the dog was my responsibility.  Like any child, I quickly agreed.  How hard could taking care of a dog be?

Within the first two weeks, the puppy had stumbled upon some lose within reach.  I came in to see him swallow the shiny objects from off the end table.  When I informed my parents, they informed me I would need to make sure the change came back out from my dog.

To say this would be a shitty chore would be both an understatement and a really bad pun.
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Novel Writing Month – The Addiction

This article origionally appeared on Dane101.com.  Check back here for updates throughout the month of November.

It started harmless enough – an excuse to sit down and devote my attention to he rough novel idea I had been kicking around for a couple of years.  So began my initial journey through National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo as participants call it) in November of 2005.

As the month sped past, I managed to juggle school, work, and a social life while transcribing the ideas that floated through my head for years.  The concepts made their way to my computer screen, and by November 30th I completed my novel and “Won”  NaNoWriMo.

Little did I know that was only the beginning.

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