Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-29

  • @doycet Please don't – I have other plans. in reply to doycet #
  • @davisac1 There you go. in reply to davisac1 #
  • Write! Write you're being chased by polar bears and the only thing to stop them is a book club! Literally! #
  • @ChuckWendig WooOOoooOOOOo! Grats! in reply to ChuckWendig #
  • @tafkae Went WENT WENT!!! in reply to tafkae #
  • @doycet Thbbbbt. I ran into the mention of Land's End in AB today – we need to edit that! in reply to doycet #
  • Write! Write like the villain is your ex and is GOING DOWN. #
  • Write! Write like you're a computer and the only way to make it is to bootstrap it, baby. #
  • Write! Write like you're trapping nightmares in the sun. #
  • Done: Chapter 28/32. "Not that Bart wouldn't cheat at chess, but he'd never give a straight answer." #DeNoReWriMo #
  • I am FREAKIN' exhausted with writing today. #
  • @serafinowicz It's a herd of cows, so what's a group of Tweeters? #PSQA in reply to serafinowicz #
  • Muppets do Queen!!! RT @DaphneUn For your holiday happiness: http://fwd4.me/5h7 #
  • Hey @ianthealy RT @serafinowicz "Ian thinks, therefore Ian." – Ian Descartes #
  • You should send me funny stuff today, because today is just a LMAO day. #
  • I declare Chapter 28 un-done, because I was still mad at it. But I Have an Idea, so let's see how tonight goes. #
  • @Three_Star_Dave Grats! in reply to Three_Star_Dave #
  • An R-rated Acorn Squash recipe: RT @ChuckWendig @doycet Let the Stuffing of '09 begin. http://is.gd/52Y3B #
  • It turns out that my grim problem chapter was actually destined to be comic relief. #
  • Okay, NOW I'm done: 28/32. "Knock it off, okay? My mom made me go to judo since I was eight. Also? The safety is still on." #
  • Sad night. My cousin Kori's infant son Thomas passed away earlier today after heart problems. Please send your thoughts toward his family. #
  • I get more out of my daydreams than most people get out of their successes. #
  • @doycet True, true. But, since writing actually helps me reduce nightmares, worry, and stress (other than related to story), it works. in reply to doycet #
  • @DaphneUn I always liked, "Look!" "What?" "Corn!" but that worked better in Minnesota. in reply to DaphneUn #
  • Write! Write like the ones you've lost are, by grace, reading over your shoulder. #
  • I was almost thwarted by a thee-chapter arc, but I thwarted it back! #
  • Also, Garth Nix's Lord Sunday is finally coming out in Feb-Mar 2010. Sheesh. Finally. Did I mention that already? Finally? #
  • Done: Chapter 29/32. "If there's one thing I've learned today, it's a fine line to walk between alien possession and alcohol poisoning." #
  • Gorged on mashed potatoes for lunch. #
  • Done: Chapter 30/32. "The white cat was sitting next to Anam and licking its butt with the contented noise of a well-tuned engine." #
  • And now, for the climactic fight scene. I hate @#$%^&* fight scenes. Why am I doing this to myself? #
  • Let me clarify – I hate WRITING fight scenes. I love reading them. #duh #
  • I am craving the sweet potato fries at Nosh. I think that goes on the cooking list. #
  • Thank you to my family, both at home and elsewhere. You've made me a little crazy, and I like it that way. #
  • @pop40 I mourn your pies. in reply to pop40 #
  • @doycet @daphneun Next thing you know, she's going to mock bluegrass, and it's going to take cupcakes to make me forgive her 😛 in reply to doycet #
  • Watched Hudson Hawk yesterday for the first time in years. The last great 80s-style farce, a farce of farces. #
  • Farce farce farce…ever have a moment when a word stops meaning anything, because you said it too much? Farce farce farce… #
  • And now! On to the climactic fight scene! Which I have totally replotted! Sorry if I'm late for Thanksgiving! #
  • My head's going to explode, this is working out soooo well. #
  • Gah. I spoke too soon. #
  • YAY! Plot fixed. Turns out the plot was fine, I just needed more beats. #
  • Done: Chapter 31/32. "All right," Bill said. "This is a stickup." #DeNoReWriMo #
  • Time to throw the bread pudding together…. #
  • From the Woot page: "You wanna go to the stores TODAY? Hope you’ve got a decent Armor Class." #
  • @BarelyKnit Why not? That's what all the best books are about. in reply to BarelyKnit #
  • Is this it? Is this it?!? I have to read the last chapter aloud, and then…I'm done? #
  • Hm…the resolution is slightly cheesy due to the last two lines. But I think it can stand. #
  • Done: 32/32. "She was going to find someone to buy her a beer, if nothing else." #DeNoReWriMo is…over! #
  • Except for writing the query. Fun, fun. #
  • Write! Write like you're going to be depressed when it's all over! #
  • Write! Write like people are begging for a sequel! #
  • Write! Write like it doesn't matter how many exclamation points you used, anyway! #
  • Write! Write like a mad scientist, cackling at every lightning strike! #
  • Write! Write like a dog chases balls and sniffs crotches, with no dignity whatsoever! #
  • <—-Eww. #
  • Sorry, that just totally derailed me. #
  • YMMV: Your marbles may vary. #
  • Christmas shopping: Done. Operation Santa Books are ordered. #
  • Welllllll, except for the whole writing-a-brilliant-chocolate-story thing. That may take some extra time. #
  • Help! Please let me know what you think about my query letter at my blog. http://blog.deannaknippling.com/ #
  • @elizawhat #DeNoReWriMo is "De's Novel ReWrite Month." I started out with 92K/32 Chapters. Now down to 84K, and the words make me happy. in reply to elizawhat #
  • @DaphneUn Mwah! Thank you for sending help my way 🙂 in reply to DaphneUn #
  • @doycet If your Docs can't survive a rescue mission, it's REALLY time for new Docs. in reply to doycet #
  • No rest for the wicked. Still too hyped from finishing my book to sleep. Too early to do stuff. Bored bored bored. #
  • Write! Write like there are no showers until after you cross the finish line! #
  • Write! Write like the executioner just asked if you had any last words…and you have A LOT! #
  • From Julia Allen: "Write! Write like dawn is approaching and you're about to burst into flames!" #
  • @elizawhat How am I? I am well. It just has this cybertronic uber-correctness about it. I like it. in reply to elizawhat #
  • Ian (@ianthealy) is begging for blog comments. W/ a Laura Resnick guest post? He deserves them. http://networkedblogs.com/p19259623 #
  • Not only do I feel like my book is my offspring, my mother says she feels like a grandparent. Yay 🙂 #
  • @elizawhat Yuck. I'd rather bawl my eyes out, ask for help, and get it over with. in reply to elizawhat #
  • Shouldn't that be a dog in the sun? Melanin-collie. @DaphneUn Sad dog = melan-collie. #
  • @DaphneUn Too bad you won't drive past Volga. in reply to DaphneUn #
  • @elizawhat I don't understand crying-but-fantastic. But it did make me crack a smile, thinking about trying to pull it off. 2 sec, max. in reply to elizawhat #
  • Write! Write like the last mile of the marathon, one #$%^&* foot at a time. #
  • Write! Write like your novel is penance for all your future transgressions. #
  • I just generated my #TweetCloud out of 3 months of my tweets. Top three words: chapter, write, time – http://w33.us/zzl #
  • I just generated my #TweetCloud out of a year of my tweets. Top three words: chapter, write, time – http://w33.us/102r #
  • Article about time travel. As often as gravity comes up, you'd think that time and gravity were two ways of saying the same thing. #
  • @elizawhat Waaaaaaiiit, are is your family from the Midwest? in reply to elizawhat #
  • @elizawhat Your family sounded like someone's I know for a minute. in reply to elizawhat #
  • Ugh. Another nap attack. I felt like I got run over. #
  • @pop40 Thanks, guy. It was good to see you again. #
  • @elizawhat Well, on the other hand, they are grieving, and thus not at their best or wisest, only their saddest. in reply to elizawhat #
  • Watching Teen Titans with Ray. I said, "Sometimes I feel like I'm Raven and she's Starfire." Lee almost snorted milk. #

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