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Nov.29.2008 - 4:01 am
Day 29 -- NaNoWriMo Withdrawal
I thought I would be furiously pounding the keyboard this weekend. I thought tonight might be an all-nighter. I was looking forward to it. But...I'm done. I completed the story...
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Nov.25.2008 - 7:53 am
Evening Day 25 -- I freaking did it.
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Done. Finito. Wo xie wan le.  I just made the word count by the skin of my teeth. But I don't care. I didn't know if I could do it, and I did it. And I can't wait to drive myself...
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Nov.23.2008 - 8:33 pm
Morning Day 24
I finished the story and came up about 3000 words short of 50,000, so I still have more to do. I'm adding a Prologue and also going back in to the earlier parts of the novel to...
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Nov.17.2008 - 11:59 pm
A Premature Climax on Day 18?
I've just hit 36,000 words and the big showdown is here. The evil servants have been offed, the main players are all in place (well, two are still en route, but they're supposed...
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Nov.11.2008 - 8:03 am
In response to: W00t!! More good NaNoWriMo Press!!
More good press
Speaking of good press, you folks in Maryland/NoVa must be doing a good job of getting the word out. My mom told me she...
Nov.11.2008 - 7:58 am
In response to: Death and Violence on Day 9
Good luck with NaNo, Whitney!
Heh, I did love writing that scene, much more than I thought I would, so I hope you find a way to work one in to yours...
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About Beth

I'm an American from Maryland, but I've lived in Taiwan for the past ten years. Before coming to Asia, I worked as an editor in high-tech and academic publishing in North Carolina. Here I work as an instructor of English at a university in Taipei. My most...
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Beth’s Favorite Books

My most recent favorite is _Gentlemen of the Road_ by Michael Chabon.