Tag Archives: #ROW80

Teaching Again

Posted on January 10, 2012 by AmyBeth Inverness

I’ve been doing OK with the writing, although the exercise has already fallen by the wayside. I’m not filling my quota of words, but I knew that this week would be difficult. Tuesday I went back to teaching (College Freshmen… … Continue reading →

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New Goals

Posted on January 2, 2012 by AmyBeth Inverness

Happy New Year! The first Round of A Round of Words in 80 Days for 2012 begins today. I’m psyched, even though it’s 4:30 in the morning and I should be sleeping instead of writing. Whatever. It has helped my … Continue reading →

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Do You Want Kids?

Posted on December 21, 2011 by AmyBeth Inverness

. First, my final ROW80 update: Writing completely fell apart after NaNoWriMo. But I have a good idea of how I want to change things when the next round starts. More about that later. I have heard many people, both … Continue reading →

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How Much Time Do We Have Left?

Posted on December 14, 2011 by AmyBeth Inverness

Um… A Round of Words in 80 Days… we started in October… then NaNoWriMo happened… then I put that away and moved to something new… when is our 80 days up? How am I doing? This is going to sound … Continue reading →

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I Won NaNoWriMo!

Posted on November 30, 2011 by AmyBeth Inverness

Just a quick update, even though I don’t have time to link up with ROW80. I reached 50,000 words last night, shortly after 11pm. But to really win #NaNoWriMo, I need to finish the story, not just write that many … Continue reading →

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Getting My Brain Back to Where It Belongs

Posted on October 19, 2011 by AmyBeth Inverness

My brain might be part of my body, but it doesn’t always do my bidding. I want to finish Synaesthesia. I actually got pretty far along today; just two chapters and an epilogue left. It’s the hardest stage for me… … Continue reading →

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General Tso’s Spam

Posted on October 12, 2011 by AmyBeth Inverness

Lately, all the spam comments on my blog have been about Chinese food. I have no idea why. Anyway… what’s up with ROW80 this week? I learned last round that taking careful notes about exactly how many words I write … Continue reading →

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“You want Mommy to be less nuts, not more nuts…”

Posted on August 24, 2011 by AmyBeth Inverness

“You want Mommy to be less nuts, not more nuts.” Yes, I uttered these words to my children today. We were back-to-school shopping and, well, they were driving me nuts. And I told them so. And they got worse. ~LeSigh~ … Continue reading →

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Oh, You’re Just Writing…

Posted on August 14, 2011 by AmyBeth Inverness

I have high hopes for this week. Big kid has big kid camp, and is gone most of the day. Little goo has Vacation Bible School for a few hours in the morning. I’d love to be able to write … Continue reading →

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Let’s Give ’em Something to Talk About

Posted on August 10, 2011 by AmyBeth Inverness

I saw an ad on several social media sites that will allow the service to post status updates for you. Why? Wouldn’t it be better to simply stay silent for days at a time rather than have some kind of … Continue reading →

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