Took a break from writing yesterday to spend the holiday with the family. They all drove out to Camp NaNoWriMo for family day. We had a big BBQ and canoe races down at the lake. Bubba tipped our cano and we all fell in. Lucky I didn't have my laptop with me!
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| Can you see the smiley face in my latte? |
Anyway, they've all gone home now and I'm back at the keyboard. Had a special delivery latte from my favorite barista, Kristy today. She made a cute little smiley face in the foam to cheer me on, which was good because I had to write the scene where Zoey's grandfather died...so sad. I don't know which of us took it harder, Zoey or me.
Okay, true confession time. I don't have a laptop. When I'm at home I write on my PC, but when I'm out in the woods (or at Borders) I use my handy-dandy little Alpha-Smart word processor. It's a light weight gadget that woks on Palm Pilot software. I can upload my documents from it to my PC with one keystroke and I never have to worry about a dead battery. It can run 25 hours on one charge or a set of AA batteries.
1485 words so far today, but I'm hoping to get back to it this evening after everyone else hits their bunks. (4566 words total.)
Thanks to all my online friends who are cheering me on. It sure helps to have so much encouragement! S'mores for everyone!
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Alpha Smarts are terrific, especially for folks who have trouble keeping the editor at bay. :) Love them.
ReplyDeleteSo true, Vikk - and for those of us who get side-tracked by the internet and email!
ReplyDeleteI especially like that it's light-weight and compact. I can throw it in my purse and take it anywhere.
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