Merry Christmas, Hanukka, etc. Guys!

Hope you guys are enjoying Christmas break and whatever holiday you celebrate! If you're editing a NaNo novel, good luck! If not, hope you enjoy yourself ; )

Who knows karate? I really want to learn, but am short of cash now. No one? Ah well...

Hunger Games fans: This may not be news to you, but there's these 2 published parodies of The Hunger Games. The first is The Younger Games, which is about a 12-year-old in a kid game (I think) who has a chance to win but could also stay with this other guy she probably likes (great description, I know). The other is called The Hunger But Mainly Death Games that really gets into the definition of parody. The book picks at every quirky thing it can from the original book and seriously exposes it.

Just thought I'd share with you : )

And if any of you sees the video game commercial with Chuck Norris in it, give it a huge laugh for me. Lol, "But Chuck Norris isn't a hunter, because hunting implies the possibility of failure." Love it!

And don't forget to tell Dusky what you want for Christmas!

Write on,
~Dusky

Note to Self: NaNo Tips

As we all could have guessed, my attempt at NaNoWriMo last month was a total fail. Of epic proportions. But, lucky for you/me, I picked up a few things while my fingers tripped over themselves in an attempt to catch up to the word count. And now that I've slept and gone through the five stages of grief, I'm here to share them with you/myself!

1. Clear your schedule. If possible, clear a path to that outrageous word count goal. But don't forget to say "Excuse me" to Aunt Sue for shoving her birthday party into the hot dog stand on the curb.
2. Get support. Let people know that you're doing NaNo so people know that you're not going crazy when trying to keep up with the everyday things (homework, eating, etc.), you just happen to be writing a 50k novel in 30 days, which admittedly is about the same as being insane. Besides, you need all the encouragement you can get.
3. Don't slow down! If you stop to take a "little break," they will turn into entire days spent nitpicking with every little thing that doesn't involve accomplishing your goal.
4. Just. Write. Do not, do NOT unlock that little nag inside your head that tells you to rewrite, go back, and essentially throw away your rushed work. She/he can stay in their cage until December, where they can stay happily busy correcting the sorry crap that plopped out of your overworked brain.

See that Dusky? Don't forget!

On a side note, hope you guys had an awesome Thanksgiving! Can't wait till Christmas : )

~Dusky