Monthly Archives: August 2017

August Wrap-up

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Nolie Alcarturiel

Writing: Went by fits and starts. I finished Camp NaNo and almost immediately ran into a problem with Of the North, a huge problem in fact, and so I stopped writing words to think about the words I had written and … Continue reading →

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“A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.”

Posted on August 23, 2017 by Nolie Alcarturiel

Monday was a confused muddle; Tuesday went much better except that one of my classes was canceled; today’s American Literature was a politically-correct disaster, and I got to talk to one of our Catholic friends about baptism, and a teacher’s … Continue reading →

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Introducing Clothes, not Costume

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Nolie Alcarturiel

Sometimes I try to read historical fiction, because if you write in that genre that’s what you’re supposed to do, and growl at all the things that show authours haven’t done their research. Who am I to tell people what … Continue reading →

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Off to Sherwood Forest

Posted on August 15, 2017 by Nolie Alcarturiel

I haven’t talked much about Rose-Tinted Arrows here in a while. I haven’t actually worked on it in a long time — I’ve collected notes, but haven’t written anything new, nor gotten up the courage to tear apart the old … Continue reading →

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When writing doesn’t look like writing

Posted on August 11, 2017 by Nolie Alcarturiel

My dad comes home from work and tells us what he did all day (he works in IT, so it’s clearing up problems on stuff he knows is going to be obsolete in another three years at most. Very fulfilling … Continue reading →

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Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Nolie Alcarturiel

I didn’t post on Saturday, as the astute among you will have perceived. For some reason it slipped my mind until it was too late. I reached 51,500 words in Of the North! I estimate about 30,000 to go. It’s all … Continue reading →

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July Wrap-up

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Nolie Alcarturiel

Writing: Lots. I did Camp NaNo, and at first I set my goal at 20,000 words. That’s the upper limit for the Rooglewood contest submissions, which is what I was planning to do, so it was nice and easy. Then … Continue reading →

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