Riptides

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For those who grow up next to the water, learning to swim is a natural and necessary skill, especially if you find yourself caught in a riptide. I was thinking about this recently. Not because I'm thinking about going for a swim in the ocean anytime soon (sadly) but rather how getting out of a … Continue reading Riptides

More Than Words On A Page: My NaNoWriMo Experience

  It was the last week in November and there I was... Hovering somewhere at about 49,100 words. Just 900 words left and soon I would achieve the unthinkable. I was about to "win" NaNoWriMo. For those unfamiliar, NaNoWriMo (the shortened way of saying 'National Novel Writing Month') is an annual challenge where writers around … Continue reading More Than Words On A Page: My NaNoWriMo Experience