Comments on: Weekly Wrap: We Are Gutsy

By: SusanHenderson

SusanHenderson — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:21:00 +0000

I asked my dad about Reed Ghazala and his name didn’t ring a bell. Apparently, my dad was involved in funding the speech research they used, so he knew the Texas Instrument guys who were the principle designers, but he didn’t know everyone on the project.

I’m in Virginia now. I just tried half a teaspoon of $250 balsamic vinegar. Who knew there was such a thing?

By: chuckles

chuckles — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 02:04:21 +0000

I like to answer quizzes like this right off the bat, as if my first idea were likely to be my best. This time though I just couldn’t. I could barely focus on the question, really. I would begin to consider it and my mind would just push the idea away, like one magnet repelling another. It was hours later I realized that I probably was resisting admitting to myself that I do not seek comfort, do not give myself leave to cry or feel overwhelmed. I can empathize like a sonofabitch, crying at hallmark commercials or perfect sunsets or maudlin crap like that – but when it comes to my own life, I don’t think I give myself that permission. For support, I turn to myself. More often than not I somehow find strength and resolve that I had overlooked before, and that has gotten me through most of what I call my life so far. As for the rest, I am thankful, this thankful season, for a very patient wife who has buoyed me more than I can ever know for more than 20 years.

By: troutbum70

troutbum70 — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 01:35:58 +0000

It was hard to find one that fit……….

By: Carolyn_Burns_Bass

Carolyn_Burns_Bass — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 23:48:38 +0000

Wow, Robin. Thanks so much for sharing Neil’s letter. I’m not signed up with Nano this year, so I didn’t get this.

I have my own challenge to get my novel revisions done this month. (BTW, check the Writing Samples forum at Backspace. I started a new thread for Sexy Scenes. Of course, I was the first to post. Have you got any?

By: SusanHenderson

SusanHenderson — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 22:28:19 +0000

P.S. Robin, did you notice you now have an edit button?

By: SusanHenderson

SusanHenderson — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 22:27:19 +0000

This is a great link. I hope some of you have time to click on it:

http://ascenderrisesabove.com/wordpress/

By: SusanHenderson

SusanHenderson — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 22:26:26 +0000

I love the sound and smell of fall leaves so much. The strange thing is everyone gets these leave blowers now and they kind of vacuum their properties of any evidence of fall.

By: SusanHenderson

SusanHenderson — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 22:24:45 +0000

They were very glad, and they noticed the difference.

By: SusanHenderson

SusanHenderson — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 22:24:18 +0000

Oh, and the edits are for the novel with St. Martin’s. It’s finally starting to come together. The next book is done, but it says in my contract that I can’t shop it until 90 days after my final edits are in, and SM gets first rights of refusal on it. I have a grand idea for book 3, but it’ll be a while before I can even let my head go there.

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 22:22:03 +0000

Every time I dump a new total in my nano box, thinking I have finally caught up to you, there you go besting me by at least another 600 words!!!

DAMN YOU ROBIN SLICK AND YOUR SUPERIOR WRITING ABILITIES!!!

I declare a WORD WAR!!! (click to see the widget in action)

http://www.nanowrimo.org/NanowrimoUtils/WordWar/241950-21333.png

ps – Nathalie is kicking all of our butts, she’s already over 40K!