You Sure That’s a “J” and Not a “C”?

Headline: “N.J. Warns: Don’t Eat Squirrel Near Dump”
New Jersey? Y’all have dump squirrel hunters in the Garden Scrotum State? I thought that particular pastime was limited to southern states. Or maybe we just don’t eat them.
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Rejectomancy

Can someone explain why a rejection written on a full sheet of paper would feel more acceptable to a writer than one written on a half-sheet or even a quarter-sheet? I’m not being my usual smart*** self here: I really want to know, because I keep seeing angry posters complaining about paper scrotum [...]

I’m Done, I’m Done, And I’m on the Next One

Stayed up late, got up early. Finished the first draft in a flurry of caffeine-tinged typing.
After a quick read through, I’ll put it in an envelope for a month. First draft, met desk drawer.

41,027 / 40,000(102.6%)

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A Graphic Novel Takes the Printz: Cynthia Lord RULES

American Born Chinese by Gene Yang took the Printz Award, the first graphic novel to win the award.
Congrats to Cynthia Lord for winning the Schneider Award for taking a Newbery Honor with RULES. Woo-hoo!
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And a Couple More After

34,400 / 40,000(86.0%)

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A Couple of Words Before the Game

33,374 / 40,000(83.4%)

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Chugging Along

Today was a better day for writing. Skipping a scene that isn’t working does wonders for word count.

32,114 / 40,000(80.3%)

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Slogging

Today was a slog, in fiction and real life. Very few good words, none of them special. My narrator has lost that loving feeling. This is a lot easier when she’s telling the story instead of making me do it.

28,314 / 40,000(70.8%)

In other news, I played around with my under-developed website [...]