Word Count: 26,705 The first verse of a hymn from Worship and Rejoice, the hymnal at the First Congregational Church in Salt Lake City, Utah: “Come and find the quiet … Continue reading NaNoWriMo Day 15: The Quiet Center
NaNoWriMo Word Count: 24,809 I’m now two weeks into National Novel Writing Month and less than 200 words from the halfway point. I find that I have a fair amount … Continue reading Week 15 Review and Some Thoughts About Religion
Word count: 23,116 For the first time, I’ve done some research for this novel beyond asking my husband questions. I got some information from one of Sandra Markle’s books in … Continue reading NaNoWriMo Day 13
NaNoWriMo Day 12 word count: 20,906 I got a good hour of writing in at the library today, paid all of my overdue fines, picked up a book I had … Continue reading Ahh, Friday…
Word Count: 18,992 I skipped writing last night because I went out with a group of other moms for dinner and a dueling piano show. I worked ahead so my … Continue reading NaNoWriMo Day 11 Update
NaNoWriMo Day 9 word count: 17,666 I learned an important lesson about looking up books on the library’s computers while my daughter is with me: Don’t read the titles out … Continue reading When Mountain Lions Attack!
NaNoWriMo Day 8 word count: 14,608 I baked bread today! GF/CF bread, of course. This is a variation on the Champion Sandwich Bread from Living Without magazine. (Update: Sorry, it … Continue reading Champion Sandwich Bread
NaNoWriMo Day 7 word count: 13,017 Before I started NaNoWriMo, I was hard-pressed to find anything to blog about. I would be searching around for quotes and writing a lot … Continue reading Week 14 Review. And Pancakes!
NaNoWriMo Day 6 word count: 10,074 We love the farmers market. And we’re sad that it’s done for the winter. The market in Salt Lake City runs from mid-June to … Continue reading Getting to Know the Hand That Feeds Us
Day 5 word count: 8,371 Friday’s my “mad-dash, lick-and-a-promise housecleaning” day. The goal is to spend one hour just rushing through the house, vacuuming and mopping and putting stuff away … Continue reading Fabulous Friday
Day 4 word count: 7263 What’s up with me and the late nights? Perhaps if I stopped procrastinating my writing so much, I’d finish up at a more reasonable hour. … Continue reading Barack Obama Bean Soup
Day 3 word count: 5,438 Tonight I got a late start because I snuck off to the gym and spent 40 minutes running on the treadmill. I was inspired by … Continue reading Running and Writing
Imperfect Happiness 