Arts & Crafts, Challenge Yourself, Creativity, Writing

Playful Professionalism

NaNoWriMo - But Not Only | November 2011, Day 14 & 15 Half-time = time for a pie and a hot-dog, and a revision - or rather... ...half-time watering 😉 For more than a week, this blog post title has been going through my head. That it didn't make it into an article has got… Continue reading Playful Professionalism

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Coping With Change

NaNoWriMo - But Not Only | November 2011, Day 11 Huh, had I thought my spontaneous commitment to a post-a-day would turn me into a prolific blogger, I'd need to think again (and let's not mention the still more or less fictitious 25k). Two days ago, my brain went on strike. The best I could… Continue reading Coping With Change

Arts & Crafts, Challenge Yourself, Creativity, Writing

The Gap

NaNoWriMo - But Not Only | November 2011, Day 10 [to be filled during  revision] Maria Update: Guess what appeared on my screen after I clicked "publish": "This is your 57th published post. Brilliant! This post has 69 words." Always look at the bright side of life... 😉 My word count Day 9: blog: around… Continue reading The Gap

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Why?

NaNoWriMo - But Not Only | November 2011, Day 9 ...any  answers (apart from "42") are very welcome...   Maria (still searching for the rest of the question...) My word count Day 8: blog: 249 - novel: 0 Btw: You can still join the Writing Buddies 🙂 - and it's not too late to sign… Continue reading Why?

Arts & Crafts, Challenge Yourself, Creativity, Writing

Learning From The Apes | On Language, Writing and Motivation

NaNoWriMo - But Not Only | November 2011, Day 8 Are you ready for an inspirational break? "...these apes have language. It's a geometric language...She's also saying the name of that, with her voice." "We found that the most important thing for permitting Bonobos to acquire language is not to teach them. It's simply to… Continue reading Learning From The Apes | On Language, Writing and Motivation